Best Places75104, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75104, 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.
75104 ranks 9,646th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 75104
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.
75104's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75104 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 75104 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Short commute31.5 minutes each way, better than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75104
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75104 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $102,449, 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 75104's effective rate of 1.57%, 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 75104
75104 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 75104.
Who works in 75104, and how
Work in 75104 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 75104
75104 has more parkland per resident than 69% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 75% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 75104 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75104, month by month
75104 sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 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° | 47° | 38° |
| April | 77° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 97° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of 75104
Dallas Love Field sits about 18 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 75104
Schools across 75104 average a C+, better than 51% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Longbranch ElA · 62% proficient
- Cedar Hill Collegiate PrepB · 47% proficient
- T E Baxter ElB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Walnut Grove MiddleA · 64% proficient
- Cedar Hill Collegiate AcademyB+ · 52% proficient
- Frank Seale MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Cedar Hill Collegiate H SA · 72% proficient
- Midlothian H SB+ · 54% proficient
- Cedar Hill H SC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75104 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75104 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 75104 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 75104 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 75104
Is 75104 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75104 ranks 9,646th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, big-city access, and fast internet, and lowest on property taxes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 75104 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $312,222. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $102,449 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 75104 safe?
75104 is safer than 35% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $451 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 75104?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 38. That works out to about 127 pleasant days a year, more than 79% of zip codes.
Is 75104 good for families?
Schools beat 51% of zip codes, crime safety beats 35%, and childcare runs $882 a month.
Compare 75104 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75104. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75104 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.
75104 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75104: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75104: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75104: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75104: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75104 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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