Best Places75071, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75071, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
75071 ranks 1,127th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 75071
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.
75071's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75071 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$141,591 median, better than 95% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 75071 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75071
A household needs to earn about $140,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75071 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $141,591, 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 75071's effective rate of 1.58%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 75071
75071 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 75071.
Who works in 75071, and how
Work in 75071 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 75071
75071 has more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 72% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 75071 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75071, month by month
75071 sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 57, 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 | 57° | 45° | 35° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 75071
Dallas Love Field sits about 28 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 75071
Schools across 75071 average an A−, better than 86% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Harry Mckillop ElA · 67% proficient
- Glen Oaks ElA− · 60% proficient
- Dean And Mildred Bennett ElA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lorene Rogers MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
- Melissa MiddleA+ · 68% proficient
- Dr Jack Cockrill MiddleA · 67% proficient
Top high schools
- Rock Hill H SA · 76% proficient
- Melissa H SA · 75% proficient
- Mckinney North H SA · 74% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75071 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75071 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 75071 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 75071 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 97% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 25% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 75071
Is 75071 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75071 ranks 1,127th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and a strong job market, and lowest on property taxes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 75071 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $485,374. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $141,591 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 75071 safe?
Yes, 75071 is safer than 78% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $278 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 75071?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 35. That works out to about 107 pleasant days a year, more than 68% of zip codes.
Is 75071 good for families?
Schools beat 86% of zip codes, crime safety beats 78%, and childcare runs $863 a month.
Compare 75071 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75071. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75071 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.
75071 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75071: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75071: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75071: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75071: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75071 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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