Best Places75205, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75205, 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.
75205 ranks 113th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 75205
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.
75205's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75205 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$187,749 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 75205 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75205
A household needs to earn about $406,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75205 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $187,749, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 75205'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 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 75205
75205 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 75205.
Who works in 75205, and how
Work in 75205 centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 75205
75205 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 71% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 75205 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75205, month by month
75205 sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 47° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 58° |
| July | 97° | 87° | 79° |
| October | 82° | 70° | 61° |
Flying in and out of 75205
Dallas Love Field sits about 3 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 75205
Schools across 75205 average an A−, better than 93% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bradfield ElA+ · 82% proficient
- University Park ElA+ · 75% proficient
- Armstrong ElA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Highland Park MiddleA+ · 74% proficient
- Mcculloch Intermediate SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- J L Long MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Highland Park H SA+ · 88% proficient
- Woodrow Wilson H SB · 49% proficient
- North Dallas H SC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75205 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75205 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 75205 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 75205 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 97% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 24% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 75205
Is 75205 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75205 ranks 113th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, high incomes, and population health, and lowest on an overheated housing market and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 75205 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,469,280. The overall cost of living runs about 40% above the national average. Set against a $187,749 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 75205 safe?
75205 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $348 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 75205?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 38. That works out to about 116 pleasant days a year, more than 73% of zip codes.
Is 75205 good for families?
Schools beat 93% of zip codes, crime safety beats 54%, and childcare runs $883 a month.
Compare 75205 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75205. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75205 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.
75205 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75205: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75205: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75205: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75205: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75205 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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