Best Places75078, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75078, 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.
75078 ranks 300th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 75078
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.
75078's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75078 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$189,239 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 75078 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Short commute31.2 minutes each way, better than only 23% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75078
A household needs to earn about $210,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75078 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $189,239; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 75078's effective rate of 1.51%, 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 75078
75078 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 75078.
Who works in 75078, and how
Work in 75078 centers on professional & technical and finance & insurance. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 35%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 75078
75078 has more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 75078 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75078, month by month
75078 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 75078
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 27 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 75078
Schools across 75078 average an A−, better than 89% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cynthia A Cockrell ElA− · 58% proficient
- Ralph And Mary Lynn Boyer ElA− · 56% proficient
- Light Farms ElB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lorene Rogers MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
- Jerry & Linda Moore MiddleA · 62% proficient
- William Rushing MiddleA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Rock Hill H SA · 76% proficient
- Prosper H SA · 73% proficient
- Lone Star H SA− · 66% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75078 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75078 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 75078 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 75078 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 100% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 35% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 75078
Is 75078 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75078 ranks 300th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and a strong job market, and lowest on tree cover and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 75078 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $733,235. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $189,239 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 75078 safe?
Yes, 75078 is safer than 77% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $281 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 75078?
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 75078 good for families?
Schools beat 89% of zip codes, crime safety beats 77%, and childcare runs $863 a month.
Compare 75078 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75078. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75078 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.
75078 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75078: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75078: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75078: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75078: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75078 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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