Rank #4 of 33
Dallas, TX
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
10.5
Tacos per hour at the local median wage
$2.27
Avg taco price
$23.91
Median hourly wage (2024)
$2.75
Fast-casual taqueria
$1.79
Taco Bell crunchy taco
Dallas sits above the national average. An hour of local work buys 10.5 tacos here, compared with 9.3 tacos per hour across the 33-city index (+1.2 vs national average).
Local note
Dallas–Fort Worth has one of the densest taqueria networks in the country, especially along West Jefferson, North Beckley, and the suburbs of Garland and Irving. Prices stay close to the Texas baseline, with most authentic spots holding under $3 per taco.
Where the numbers come from
Fast-casual: Tacos La Banqueta Puro DF ($2.00–$2.70 corn), Taqueria La Ventana, Trompo, Balicia's Taqueria. Chain: Taco Bell crunchy taco $1.79 (Texas-low TB tier).
Average taco price ($2.27) is $0.50 below the national average of $2.77.
How this is calculated. Tacos per hour = median hourly wage ÷ average taco price.
Average taco price is the mean of the fast-casual taqueria anchor and the local Taco Bell crunchy taco price.
Wages come from BLS OEWS, May 2024, MSA-level median for all occupations.
Full methodology.