Living in Vickery Meadow, Dallas

Vickery Meadow is one of the most densely built apartment districts in Dallas, a concentration of mid-rise complexes that has also made it home to an unusually wide range of international restaurants and grocers within a few square miles. Walking a handful of blocks can turn up food from several different culinary traditions, a byproduct of the neighborhood's density and the diversity that comes along with it, and menus change from one storefront to the next.

Rent here is the most affordable in this guide by a clear margin, a reflection of the older apartment stock and the neighborhood's distance from the retail and dining corridors that command higher prices elsewhere in the city and closer to downtown. There's no DART rail line running through the neighborhood, so a car remains the most practical way to reach jobs and errands outside the immediate area day to day.

Vickery Meadow suits people prioritizing affordability and a wide range of nearby international dining, who are comfortable with dense apartment living and a car-dependent commute to work and back each day of the week.