Best Places75214, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75214, 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.
75214 ranks 1,294th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 75214
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.
75214's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75214 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$152,850 median, better than 96% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 75214 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75214
A household needs to earn about $248,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75214 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $152,850, 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 75214's effective rate of 1.63%, 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 75214
75214's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 75214.
Who works in 75214, and how
Work in 75214 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 75214
75214 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 75214 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75214, month by month
75214 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 75214
Dallas Love Field sits about 6 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 75214
Schools across 75214 average a B−, better than 63% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lakewood ElA+ · 80% proficient
- Mockingbird ElA− · 61% proficient
- Alex Sanger Preparatory SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- J L Long MiddleC · 35% proficient
- D A Hulcy Steam MiddleC− · 31% proficient
- Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory AcadD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodrow Wilson H SB · 49% proficient
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyB · 47% proficient
- Hillcrest H SB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75214 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75214 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 75214 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 75214 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 97% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 28% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 75214
Is 75214 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75214 ranks 1,294th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on property taxes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 75214 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $851,538. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $152,850 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 75214 safe?
75214 is safer than 34% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $436 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 75214?
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 75214 good for families?
Schools beat 63% of zip codes, crime safety beats 34%, and childcare runs $883 a month.
Compare 75214 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75214. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75214 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.
75214 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75214: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75214: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75214: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75214: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75214 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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