Best Places75144, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75144, 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.
75144 ranks 22,598th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 75144
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.
75144's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75144 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 138 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 75144 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Short commute35.6 minutes each way, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75144
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75144 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,737, 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 75144's effective rate of 1.21%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 75144
75144 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 75144.
Who works in 75144, and how
Work in 75144 centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 75144
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 75144.
What the weather is like in 75144, month by month
75144 sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of 75144
The nearest airport, Tyler Pounds Regional, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 62 miles away.
The best schools in and around 75144
Schools across 75144 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sam Houston ElB · 45% proficient
- Fairfield IntC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fairfield J HC+ · 36% proficient
- Collins IntC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Fairfield H SB · 48% proficient
- Corsicana H SB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75144 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75144 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 75144 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 75144
Is 75144 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75144 ranks 22,598th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, the weather, and state finances, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 75144 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,745. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $72,737 median income, cost of living beats 48% of zip codes.
Is 75144 safe?
Yes, 75144 is safer than 73% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $306 per resident a year.
Compare 75144 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75144. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75144 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.
75144 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75144: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75144: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75144: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75144: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75144 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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