Best Places75134, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75134, 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.
75134 ranks 20,298th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 75134
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.
75134's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75134 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- 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
- Local economyBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 75134 ranks low
- School gradeD+, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75134
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75134 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,514, 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 75134's effective rate of 1.50%, 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 75134
75134 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 75134.
Who works in 75134, and how
Work in 75134 centers on transportation & warehousing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 75134
75134 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 75134 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75134, month by month
75134 sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of 75134
Dallas Love Field sits about 16 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 75134
Schools across 75134 average a D+, better than 13% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Wilmer-hutchins ElC− · 28% proficient
- Belt Line ElC− · 25% proficient
- Houston ElD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- D A Hulcy Steam MiddleC− · 31% proficient
- G W Carver 6th Grade Stem Learning CenterD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Barack Obama Male Leadership Acad At A Maceo SmithB+ · 55% proficient
- Lancaster H SC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75134 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75134 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 75134 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 75134 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 75134
Is 75134 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75134 ranks 20,298th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, low taxes, and big-city access, and lowest on the schools and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 75134 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $236,739. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $74,514 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 75134 safe?
75134 is safer than 31% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $473 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 75134?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 36. That works out to about 91 pleasant days a year, more than 56% of zip codes.
Is 75134 good for families?
Schools beat 13% of zip codes, crime safety beats 31%, and childcare runs $883 a month.
Compare 75134 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75134. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75134 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.
75134 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75134: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75134: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75134: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75134: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75134 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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