Best Places75215, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75215, 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.
75215 ranks 25,000th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 75215
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.
75215's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75215 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 75215 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75215
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75215 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $56,608; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 75215's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 75215
75215 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 75215.
Who works in 75215, and how
Work in 75215 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 75215
75215 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 80% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 75215 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75215, month by month
75215 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 75215
Dallas Love Field sits about 8 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 75215
Schools across 75215 average a D+, better than 14% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- J P Starks ElC+ · 38% proficient
- Charles Rice Learning CenterC · 32% proficient
- Dr Martin Luther King Jr Arts AcademyC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- St Anthony SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- D A Hulcy Steam MiddleC− · 31% proficient
- Billy Earl Dade MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate AcademyA− · 60% proficient
- James Madison H SD− · 15% proficient
- Lincoln Humanities/communications Magnet High SchD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75215 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75215 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 75215 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 75215
Is 75215 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75215 ranks 25,000th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and biking, and lowest on civic engagement and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 75215 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $219,364. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $56,608 median income, cost of living beats 18% of zip codes.
Is 75215 safe?
75215 is safer than 15% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $638 per resident a year.
Compare 75215 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75215. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75215 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.
75215 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75215: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75215: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75215: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75215: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75215 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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