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City in the Dallas and Collin counties of Texas, United States
1840Established
119,469Population
28.7 sq miArea
630 ftElevation

Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, the city had a total population of 119,469. Richardson is an inner suburb of the city of Dallas. It is home to the University of Texas at Dallas and the Telecom Corridor, with a high concentration of telecommunications companies. More than 5,000 businesses have operations within Richardson's 28 square miles (73 km2), including many of the world's largest telecommunications and networking companies, such as AT&T, Verizon, Cisco Systems, Samsung, ZTE, MetroPCS, Texas Instruments, Qorvo, and Fujitsu. Richardson's largest employment base is provided by the insurance industry, with…

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ZIP code75080, 75081, 75082
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Housing in Richardson

$439K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Richardson home is worth about $439,000, about the same as a year ago, 46% above the Texas typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market31
Sale-to-list97.8%
Sold in May98
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Safety in Richardson

C+

Safety Grade C+

Richardson reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 59% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 80%.

Violent crime per 1,000
Richardson 1.4
Texas 3.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Richardson 14.9
Texas 18.1
U.S. 15.5
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B+

School Grade B+

The public schools Richardson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#184Best public schoolsof 583 in TX
DistrictRICHARDSON ISDSchools40

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