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A town of 17,290 people in Texas
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Map of Addison: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land6.4%178 of 2,779 acres
Trails4.7 mi1.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1510 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Fire Aftermath1987
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Fire Aftermath, 1987

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About Addison

Town in Texas, United States
1846Established
16,661Population
4.4 sq miArea
636 ftElevation

Addison is an incorporated town in Dallas County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census population was 16,661. Addison is immediately north of Dallas. Addison and Flower Mound were the only two Texas municipalities labeled "towns" with a population greater than 10,000 at the 2010 census; since then the municipalities of Prosper and Trophy Club—also identifying as towns—have also exceeded 10,000 in population estimates.

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ZIP code75001
Area code972
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Housing in Addison

$499K▼ 0.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Addison home is worth about $499,000, down 0.6% in a year, 67% above the Texas typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market63
Sale-to-list99.1%
Sold in May15
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Safety in Addison

D−

Safety Grade D-

Addison reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 96% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Addison 4.2
Texas 3.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Addison 40.6
Texas 18.1
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C

The public schools Addison’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.

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