THE SEARCH LEDGER · DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TEXAS · HOME SERVICES
Every month Dallas-Fort Worth types 42,740 home services searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them.
Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in SEP and lowest in NOV.
SRC: Google Trends relative interest for the Home Services category in Dallas-Fort Worth — a 0–100 index, not a search count. One curve per category is the granularity available; it is not split per keyword.
The 20 highest-volume of 270 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is “dallas garage door repair” at $65.12.
| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | locksmith near me | 4,400 | $23.32 | 20 | transactional |
| 2 | plumber near me | 3,600 | $47.21 | 23 | transactional |
| 3 | dallas locksmith | 2,400 | $28.01 | 24 | commercial |
| 4 | dallas plumber | 1,600 | $62.11 | 33 | commercial |
| 5 | dallas pest control | 1,600 | $34.82 | 5 | commercial |
| 6 | ac repair near me | 1,600 | $48.21 | 3 | transactional |
| 7 | garage door repair near me | 1,600 | $29.03 | 9 | transactional |
| 8 | dallas garage door repair | 1,300 | $65.12 | 11 | commercial |
| 9 | electrical companies dallas | 1,000 | $53.93 | informational | |
| 10 | electrician near me | 1,000 | $37.56 | 31 | transactional |
| 11 | pest control near me | 1,000 | $46.06 | 40 | transactional |
| 12 | ac repair dallas | 880 | $59.86 | 37 | commercial |
| 13 | restoration hardware restaurant dallas | 720 | $1.96 | 0 | commercial |
| 14 | appliance repair near me | 720 | $10.90 | 13 | transactional |
| 15 | dallas hvac | 590 | $38.79 | 10 | commercial |
| 16 | roofing companies dallas | 590 | $26.91 | 30 | commercial |
| 17 | red roof inn dallas dfw airport north | 590 | $2.19 | 0 | commercial |
| 18 | dallas roofing | 480 | $3.19 | 19 | commercial |
| 19 | dallas electrician | 480 | $24.84 | 36 | commercial |
| 20 | dallas landscaping | 480 | $15.86 | 21 | commercial |
SRC: DataForSEO, Dallas-Fort Worth metro, Sep 8, 2026. Volume and CPC are Google Ads twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored.
Live position tracking for 2 of the tracked keywords in this vertical — who Google puts in the map pack, and who holds page one.
SRC: DataForSEO, Dallas-Fort Worth metro, Sep 8, 2026. LOCAL marks an organic domain that matches a business tracked in this metro; an unmarked domain is simply not one of them, which includes directories and firms we do not track.
The 12 most-reviewed businesses we track in this vertical, with the profile signals that put them where they are.
| RANK | BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | CATEGORY | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Baker Brothers Plumbing, Air & Electric | 4.8 ★ | 24,575 | Plumber | YES |
| #2 | Milestone Electric, A/C, & Plumbing | 4.9 ★ | 19,427 | Plumber | YES |
| #3 | Berkeys Plumbing, A/C & Electrical | 4.9 ★ | 3,336 | Plumber | YES |
| #4 | Cody & Sons Plumbing, Heating & Air | 4.9 ★ | 2,370 | Plumber | YES |
| #5 | Keys On Wheels | 4.9 ★ | 2,112 | Locksmith | YES |
| #6 | AJ Locksmith - Dallas | 4.8 ★ | 2,107 | Locksmith | YES |
| #7 | Public Service Plumbers | 4.9 ★ | 1,961 | Plumber | YES |
| #8 | Jim's Plumbing Now | 4.9 ★ | 1,939 | Plumber | YES |
| #9 | DFW Local Locksmith - Dallas TX | 4.9 ★ | 1,815 | Locksmith | YES |
| #10 | Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Farmers Branch | 4.7 ★ | 1,687 | Plumber | YES |
| #11 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 4.8 ★ | 1,558 | Plumber | YES |
| #12 | Metro Flow Plumbing - Dallas Emergency Plumbers | 4.9 ★ | 1,408 | Plumber | YES |
SRC: Google Maps listings, DataForSEO, Dallas-Fort Worth metro, Sep 8, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim.
Branded demand is the clearest read on who has built recall here — searches for a business by name, the volume nobody has to bid for.
SRC: DataForSEO, Dallas-Fort Worth metro, Sep 8, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set.
People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Dallas-Fort Worth home services results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.
How much an hour should a plumber charge?
How to tell if a plumber is ripping you off?
What is the best plumbing company in Dallas with good reviews?
What are the three types of plumbers?
How much should locksmiths charge?
How much do locksmiths cost near me?
Who is the best locksmith in Dallas, TX?
Is it cheaper to call a locksmith or the dealer?
SRC: Google People Also Ask, DataForSEO, Dallas-Fort Worth metro, Sep 8, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here.
Everything above is the market. If you want to be in it, start with where you stand today.
Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand.
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HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE
Every figure is collected, not estimated. Keyword volume and cost-per-click come from Google Ads via DataForSEO and are twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week — a weekly delta on either would measure the averaging window, not the market. Map-pack and organic positions are a live SERP read taken Sep 8, 2026. Sections with no data are omitted rather than filled.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas · Home Services · 270 keywords · collected Sep 8, 2026