Best Places75228, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75228, 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.
75228 ranks 21,841st 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 75228
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.
75228's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75228 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 75228 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75228
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75228 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,716, 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 75228's effective rate of 1.34%, 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 75228
75228 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 75228.
Who works in 75228, and how
Work in 75228 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 75228
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 75228.
What the weather is like in 75228, month by month
75228 sees roughly 125 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 75228
Dallas Love Field sits about 10 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 75228
Schools across 75228 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Motley ElB− · 43% proficient
- Alex Sanger Preparatory SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Keeley ElC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vanston MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Vernon Schrade MiddleC · 31% proficient
- D A Hulcy Steam MiddleC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Sachse H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Woodrow Wilson H SB · 49% proficient
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75228 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75228 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 75228 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 75228 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 75228
Is 75228 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75228 ranks 21,841st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, low taxes, and big-city access, 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 75228 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $289,012. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $67,716 median income, cost of living beats 30% of zip codes.
Is 75228 safe?
75228 is safer than 19% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $559 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 75228?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 38. That works out to about 125 pleasant days a year, more than 78% of zip codes.
Is 75228 good for families?
Schools beat 35% of zip codes, crime safety beats 19%, and childcare runs $883 a month.
Compare 75228 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75228. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75228 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.
75228 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75228: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75228: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75228: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75228: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75228 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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