# Apartment Locator Oak Lawn | Free, Prices Checked Weekly

> Apartment locator for Oak Lawn, Dallas. We compare towers, midrises and garden apartments by income rules, fees and pet rules. Free to renters.

URL: https://apartmentlocatordallas.com/neighborhoods/oak-lawn/

# Oak Lawn Dallas Apartment Locator: Turtle Creek Towers to Garden Walkups

Oak Lawn mixes towers on Turtle Creek Boulevard, newer midrises and older garden walkups within a few blocks. Rent and fees swing from one street to the next. UT Southwestern, Parkland and Love Field are each a short drive. Many of the older garden buildings split the water, sewer and trash bill among residents, so count that charge when you compare.

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## Oak Lawn apartments by size this week

We checked 47 places in Oak Lawn on November 6, 2026. Prices count any firm free rent, spread over the lease, and are before fees.

- Studio: $1,324 a month typical, from $799, 21 places with one available, 10 with a special
- 1 Bedroom: $1,546 a month typical, from $995, 47 places with one available, 17 with a special
- 2 Bedroom: $2,093 a month typical, from $1,275, 46 places with one available, 17 with a special
- 3 Bedroom: $3,541 a month typical, from $2,226, 11 places with one available, 4 with a special
- 4 Bedroom: from $11,458, 1 places with one available, 0 with a special
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## Oak Lawn rents this week

We check these numbers every week. Updated November 6, 2026. Where a place has a firm move-in special, its rent counts the free rent spread evenly over the lease. Rents are before fees. 47 communities in Oak Lawn had homes available; 17 listed a move-in special. Method: https://apartmentlocatordallas.com/rent-data-methodology/

Our read this week: Newer buildings here cost about $332 more a month than middle age ones, even after their free rent ($1,745 vs. $1,413 for a 1 bedroom). If price matters most, start with the older buildings. Free rent runs bigger at newer buildings: about 6 weeks, compared with 4 at middle age ones. 3 buildings here are brand new or still opening, and 1 of them has a move-in special right now. New buildings have to fill up fast, so they usually give the biggest deals.

| Size | Communities with available apartments | Lowest rent | Middle half | Typical starting rent | Typical $/sq ft | Since November 1 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Studio | 21 | $799 | $1,070 to $1,705 | $1,324 | $2.66 | up $49 |
| 1 bed | 47 | $995 | $1,263 to $1,970 | $1,546 | $2.31 | up $10 |
| 2 bed | 46 | $1,275 | $1,720 to $2,797 | $2,093 | $1.90 | up $106 |
| 3 bed | 11 | $2,226 | $2,174 to $7,375 | $3,541 | $2.53 | down $109 |
| 4 bed | 1 | $11,458 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |

| Building class | Communities | Typical 1 bed | $/sq ft | With a special | Typical weeks free |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Newer (Class A) | 19 | $1,745 | $2.66 | 26% | 6 |
| Middle (Class B) | 19 | $1,413 | $2.02 | 47% | 4 |
| Older (Class C) | 9 | $1,299 | $1.91 | 33% | 2 |

- Cheapest 1 bedroom here: 1 bed listed from $899 (543 sq ft), Class B. Special: 4 Weeks Free. About $830/mo net effective over a 12 month lease
- Cheapest 2 bedroom here: 2 bed listed from $1,275 (850 sq ft), Class C
- Cheapest studio here: Studio listed from $799 (300 sq ft), Class B. Special: $199
- Cheapest 3 bedroom here: 3 bed listed from $9,047 (2267 sq ft), Class A
- Most free rent here: 1 bed listed from $2,800 (753 sq ft), Class A. Special: 6 Weeks Free on 12-13 Month Leases; $1,000 Off If Applied by Sunday. About $2,503/mo net effective over a 13 month lease

Rents are the lowest listed price for an available apartment of each size in our weekly check. We leave out income restricted, tax credit, 55+ and student communities. Prices can change any day, so get the final price in writing from the building before you apply.
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## Areas we cover inside Oak Lawn

- **Turtle Creek**: Turtle Creek Boulevard follows the creek and its parkland along Oak Lawn's east edge. Apartment and condo towers line it, and the Katy Trail crosses just to the east.
- **Cedar Springs**: Cedar Springs Road runs through the middle of Oak Lawn, with the strip near Throckmorton the area's best known stretch for nightlife. Midsize and garden apartment buildings sit on the side streets, and weekend noise is real near the bar blocks.
- **Medical District Edge**: Oak Lawn's west side runs toward the Southwestern Medical District along Harry Hines Boulevard, home to UT Southwestern and Parkland. The DART Green and Orange lines stop at Southwestern Medical District/Parkland station, and older garden apartments sit near the hospitals.

## Oak Lawn Apartments From Turtle Creek Towers to Small Garden Buildings

- We price Turtle Creek towers, midrises and garden walkups as one monthly total, so you can see past a low sticker rent
- We ask about shared utility billing in the older buildings by floor plan, with last year's average charge
- We pick west side homes near Harry Hines for UT Southwestern and Parkland shifts
- Homes a block or two off the Cedar Springs bar strip when weekend noise matters

## Where Oak Lawn Sits and What the Commute Looks Like

Oak Lawn has Uptown on its east side, the Medical District on its west and the Design District to the southwest. Oak Lawn Avenue, Cedar Springs Road and Lemmon Avenue are the main streets, and the Dallas North Tollway runs north through the area.

That location is why people starting a new Dallas job often look here first. The hospitals are minutes away, Lemmon runs straight to Love Field, and Downtown is a quick trip down the Tollway or Stemmons.

DART runs along the west side. Green and Orange line trains stop at Market Center and at Southwestern Medical District/Parkland, and Inwood/Love Field station covers the northwest corner. From the Turtle Creek side the nearest train is a long walk, so check transit from the exact building.

## Three Kinds of Buildings, Block by Block

Few parts of Dallas put three kinds of building this close together. Turtle Creek Boulevard holds some of the city's best known towers, and a few blocks west, older garden walkups sit beside newer midrise buildings.

That spread pays off if you compare carefully. That lower rent on a garden unit? It can end up costing more once its utility charge is added. A newer building's free rent lowers its real cost once you spread it over the lease.

Split utility billing is mostly in the older garden buildings: the property divides its water, sewer and trash bill across units by a formula instead of giving each one a meter. Ask what the average charge was last year for the plan you want. Those same older buildings are more often run by managers who make their own screening calls. That can help when your credit or rental history has a mark on it.

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## Living in Oak Lawn day to day

Oak Lawn puts creekside parks, a late night bar strip and the hospital district within a few minutes of each other. Most errands are a short drive, and the Katy Trail and Turtle Creek are close for a walk.

### Oak Lawn by car, train and on foot

Oak Lawn sits between the Dallas North Tollway and the Katy Trail, so most drives are short. Our 8am drive times run about 8 minutes to the Medical District, 13 to Downtown, 25 to Legacy West and 26 to DFW Airport. On the west side, DART's Green and Orange line trains stop at Market Center and at Southwestern Medical District/Parkland, by the hospitals. The Cedar Springs strip near Throckmorton Street is the easiest stretch to do on foot. Love Field is a quick run up Lemmon Avenue.

- **Southwestern Medical District/Parkland Station** (rail station): Green and Orange line trains stop here by UT Southwestern and Parkland, so a hospital shift can start with no parking garage.
- **Lemmon Avenue** (main road): Take Lemmon northwest to reach Love Field fast, or stop along it for coffee, lunch and everyday errands.

### Creekside parks and the Katy Trail

Turtle Creek Park, called Lee Park until the city renamed it, follows the creek below Turtle Creek Boulevard. Arlington Hall, a columned house at its center, hosts weddings and events. Farther down the creek, Reverchon Park has wooded trails and a ballfield. The Katy Trail runs along the east edge, so a run toward Mockingbird Station or down to Victory Park starts close to home.

- **Reverchon Park** (park): Head down the creek for wooded trails and the rebuilt ballfield, and use it as a side door onto the Katy Trail.
- **Turtle Creek Park** (park): Walk the paths along the creek on a shady morning, and look up at Arlington Hall, the columned house at the park's center.

### Cedar Springs, Lemmon and late nights

The Cedar Springs strip around Throckmorton Street is Oak Lawn's late night block, with bars, clubs and patios that stay busy past midnight on weekends. Oak Lawn Avenue and Lemmon Avenue have the everyday places: coffee, lunch counters and casual dinners in older storefront strips. For a bigger night out, the Design District's restaurants and galleries sit just southwest across the Tollway, and McKinney Avenue in Uptown is a few minutes east.

- **Cedar Springs Road** (nightlife street): The blocks around Throckmorton stay busy past midnight on weekends; come for drinks and patios, and plan on a ride home.

### Where the grocery run happens

The big Kroger on Cedar Springs Road near Douglas Avenue and the Tom Thumb on Oak Lawn Avenue cover most weekly runs. Each sits on a main road with its own lot. Whole Foods on McKinney Avenue in Uptown is a few minutes east. For clothes and gifts, Highland Park Village, the shopping center on Mockingbird Lane at Preston Road, is a short drive north.

- **Highland Park Village** (shopping center): Drive up for clothes, gifts or a nice dinner out, a few minutes north of Oak Lawn by way of Preston Road.

### Theater, games and an October street party

The Kalita Humphreys Theater, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, sits on Turtle Creek Boulevard, and the Dallas Theater Center still stages shows on its campus. American Airlines Center and the Arts District are a few minutes southeast for games and concerts. Late each October, the Halloween street party fills the 3900 block of Cedar Springs Road. A costume runway goes down the middle of the street, with food trucks along it.

- **Kalita Humphreys Theater** (theater): Catch a Dallas Theater Center show at the only Frank Lloyd Wright theater in town, a few minutes up Turtle Creek Boulevard.

### What we tell renters looking at Oak Lawn

On the night of the October street party, Cedar Springs closes around Throckmorton, so plan your parking that day. Homes within a block or two of the bar strip hear music and crowds late on weekends; drive by on a Friday night before you sign. If you work at UT Southwestern or Parkland, a home on the west side near Harry Hines Boulevard keeps your drive to a few minutes.

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## Oak Lawn questions

### What kinds of apartments will I find in Oak Lawn?

Towers along Turtle Creek Boulevard, midrises from the past 20 years or so, and older garden walkups on the side streets west of Cedar Springs. Prices change block by block, so one average won't tell you much. Oak Lawn's middle one bedroom runs <span data-ar="a:oak-lawn:1">$1,546</span> right now, and its cheapest open unit lands at <span data-ar="a:oak-lawn:1:low">$995</span> after the free weeks come off.

### How do shared utility bills work in the older buildings?

Many older garden properties split the water, sewer and trash bill among residents by a formula. Ask for last year's average on your floor plan and add it to the rent in our [true monthly cost calculator](/true-monthly-cost/).

### Is Oak Lawn a good base for a hospital job?

The west side especially. Southwestern Medical District/Parkland station is on the Green and Orange lines, and homes near Harry Hines Boulevard keep the drive to UT Southwestern and Parkland very short.

### How loud does it get near Cedar Springs?

Within a block or two of the strip around Throckmorton, weekend music and crowds run late, and the Halloween street party in October usually closes Cedar Springs for a night. Drive past on a Friday night before you commit.

### Is there an apartment locator near Oak Lawn?

Yes. We cover it, from the Turtle Creek towers to the garden buildings by the hospitals. Tell us your top rent, how your credit looks and your move month, and we'll send places whose screening fits.

## Near Oak Lawn

- [Uptown](/neighborhoods/uptown/): McKinney Avenue · West Village · State-Thomas
- [Downtown](/neighborhoods/downtown/): Main Street District · Arts District · Farmers Market
- [Design District](/neighborhoods/design-district/): Trinity Groves · Riverfront · Wholesale District

## Looking in Oak Lawn?

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