Best Places75212, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75212, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
75212 ranks 22,034th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 75212
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.
75212's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75212 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 75212 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75212
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75212 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $65,019, 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 75212's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 75212
75212 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 75212.
Who works in 75212, and how
Work in 75212 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 75212
75212 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 85% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 75212 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75212, month by month
75212 sees roughly 118 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 75212
Dallas Love Field sits about 4 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 75212
Schools across 75212 average a D+, better than 13% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts VanguardC− · 25% proficient
- Arcadia Park ElD+ · 25% proficient
- Stevens Park ElD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dallas Environmental Science AcademyA · 66% proficient
- D A Hulcy Steam MiddleC− · 31% proficient
- Bowie MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Nimitz H SC · 31% proficient
- L G Pinkston H SD · 18% proficient
- Uplift Heights Preparatory H SD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75212 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75212 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 75212 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 75212 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 75212
Is 75212 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75212 ranks 22,034th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, transit, and low taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 75212 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $292,690. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $65,019 median income, cost of living beats 20% of zip codes.
Is 75212 safe?
75212 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $380 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 75212?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 38. That works out to about 118 pleasant days a year, more than 74% of zip codes.
Is 75212 good for families?
Schools beat 13% of zip codes, crime safety beats 48%, and childcare runs $883 a month.
Compare 75212 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75212. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75212 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.
75212 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75212: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75212: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75212: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75212: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75212 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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