The City of Dallas released its annual community survey, and housing and homelessness are top issues for many residents

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The city council also avoided several controversial proposed policy changes.

While 58% of those surveyed felt the quality of life in Dallas was excellent, 73% of them consider homelessness a major problem., and despite positive outlooks on many parts of the city, those surveyed had negative opinions on homelessness and access to affordable housing.

However, when looking at access in the city, 52% of those surveyed said the city had poor access to affordable, quality housing. And 51% also thought the city had poor access to affordable, quality child care. At the opposite end, 54% of those surveyed think Dallas has good or excellent access to affordable, quality food.

When asked what major problems Dallas had, homelessness was the overwhelming response, with 74% listing it. Behind homelessness was infrastructure/streets at 60% and crime at 52%. Maintenance of infrastructure was also the most poorly rated city service, with 50% of those surveyed rating it as poor. And 61% of those surveyed said infrastructure maintenance should be a top priority for the city.

 

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