Best Places75040, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75040, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
75040 ranks 14,818th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 75040
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.
75040's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75040 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 90% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 75040 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75040
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75040 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,625, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 75040's effective rate of 1.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 75040
75040 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 75040.
Who works in 75040, and how
Work in 75040 centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 75040
75040 has more parkland per resident than 85% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 75040 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75040, month by month
75040 sees roughly 123 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 56° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 80° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 75040
Dallas Love Field sits about 14 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 8.2 million passengers in 2025, with 91 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 75040
Schools across 75040 average a B−, better than 54% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kimberlin Acad For ExcelA+ · 74% proficient
- Keeley ElC+ · 39% proficient
- Spring Creek ElC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Austin Acad For ExcellA · 61% proficient
- Vernon Schrade MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Webb MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Harmony School Of Innovation - GarlandB+ · 53% proficient
- Sachse H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Garland H SC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75040 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75040 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 75040 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 75040 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 75040
Is 75040 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75040 ranks 14,818th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, low taxes, and transit, 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 75040 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $268,207. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $79,625 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 75040 safe?
75040 is safer than 19% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $563 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 75040?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 38. That works out to about 123 pleasant days a year, more than 77% of zip codes.
Is 75040 good for families?
Schools beat 54% of zip codes, crime safety beats 19%, and childcare runs $883 a month.
Compare 75040 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75040. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75040 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.
75040 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75040: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75040: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75040: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75040: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75040 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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