Irving Realtor, planned with real numbers.

Irving is a Dallas County city of an estimated 257,076 people (July 2025) that includes part of DFW Airport and the 12,000-acre Las Colinas master plan, developed beginning in 1972. Most households rent: only 38.1% of homes are owner occupied, the median owner-occupied value is $315,600 and 61.8% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Census ACS 2020-2024). Zillow's typical home value was about $338,000 in September 2026, flat over the year, while the median sale price rose to $391,833 in August.

For tax year 2025 an Irving home in Irving ISD paid about 2.14% combined (city 0.5891, Irving ISD 1.0159, plus Dallas County, Parkland Hospital and Dallas College at 0.534075 per $100). In Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD the total was about 2.07%, and in Coppell ISD about 2.11%. On a $390,000 home at 2.14% that is about $8,340 a year, or roughly $695 a month, before exemptions; the city's 20% homestead exemption and the state's $140,000 school exemption lower the real bill for owner-occupants. The city kept its rate at $0.5891 for 2026-27.

Pick the school district before the house: look up the address on the Dallas Central Appraisal District site to see whether it is Irving, Carrollton-Farmers Branch or Coppell ISD. Then compare HOA dues, which vary widely between Las Colinas, Valley Ranch and older neighborhoods with no HOA, and add them to your monthly payment.

The lesson in Irving is that one city holds very different markets. Homes.com showed Las Colinas with a median home price near $720,000 and Valley Ranch single-family homes near $550,000, while Northwest Park and Las Brisas Hills sat in the low to mid $300,000s. School districts change too: Irving ISD covers most of the city, but Valley Ranch and part of Las Colinas are in Carrollton-Farmers Branch or Coppell ISD. Choose the neighborhood and school district first, then the house.

Homes in Irving were going under contract in a median of 32 days in September 2026, but about 62% of August sales closed below list (Zillow). In older east Irving homes, buyers and their inspectors focus on foundation, cast iron or galvanized plumbing, electrical panels and roof age, so a plumber's camera scope and an electrician's panel check before listing let you price with confidence instead of renegotiating later.