Everything Is Bigger in Texas—Except for Newly Built Apartments

One bedroom apartments have become increasingly popular.

The pool area with a 16-foot screen is seen at One Rangers Way apartment complex, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. Elías Valverde II/Dallas Morning News/TNS

By Nick Wooten The Dallas Morning News

DALLAS—In many Texas cities, apartments are getting smaller. And one North Texas city leads the country in shrinking abodes.