Best Places75038, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75038, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
75038 ranks 11,264th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 75038
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
75038's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75038 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 75038 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75038
A household needs to earn about $140,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75038 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,655, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 75038's effective rate of 1.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 75038
75038 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 75038.
Who works in 75038, and how
Work in 75038 centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 75038
75038 has more parkland per resident than 70% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 75038 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75038, month by month
75038 sees roughly 106 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 47° | 35° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 54° |
| July | 98° | 87° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 75038
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 4 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 41.3 million passengers in 2025, with 289 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 75038
Schools across 75038 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Richard J Lee ElA · 63% proficient
- Great Hearts IrvingB+ · 50% proficient
- Las Colinas ElB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Coppell Middle WestA+ · 75% proficient
- Bush MiddleC · 34% proficient
- Houston MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- New Tech H S At CoppellA+ · 80% proficient
- North Lake Early College H SA · 79% proficient
- Great Hearts Irving UpperA · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75038 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75038 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 75038 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 75038 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 22% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 75038
Is 75038 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75038 ranks 11,264th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, cell coverage, and fast internet, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 75038 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $494,089. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $74,655 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 75038 safe?
75038 is safer than 34% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $435 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 75038?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 35. That works out to about 106 pleasant days a year, more than 67% of zip codes.
Is 75038 good for families?
Schools beat 24% of zip codes, crime safety beats 34%, and childcare runs $883 a month.
Compare 75038 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75038. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75038 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
75038 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75038: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75038: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75038: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75038: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75038 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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