Best Places75241, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75241, 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.
75241 ranks 26,585th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 75241
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.
75241's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75241 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 75241 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75241
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75241 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,916, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 75241's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 75241
75241 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 75241.
Who works in 75241, and how
Work in 75241 centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 75241
75241 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 75241 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75241, month by month
75241 sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 47° | 38° |
| April | 77° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 97° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of 75241
Dallas Love Field sits about 13 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 75241
Schools across 75241 average a C+, better than 43% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Thomas L Marsalis El Steam AcademyC+ · 37% proficient
- Wilmer-hutchins ElC− · 28% proficient
- Houston ElD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- D A Hulcy Steam MiddleC− · 31% proficient
- Kennedy-curry MiddleD · 20% proficient
- G W Carver 6th Grade Stem Learning CenterD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate AcademyA− · 60% proficient
- Barack Obama Male Leadership Acad At A Maceo SmithB+ · 55% proficient
- Lancaster H SC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75241 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75241 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 75241 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 75241 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 75241
Is 75241 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75241 ranks 26,585th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, transit, and big-city access, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 75241 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,895. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $54,916 median income, cost of living beats 10% of zip codes.
Is 75241 safe?
75241 is safer than 38% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $428 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 75241?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 38. That works out to about 112 pleasant days a year, more than 71% of zip codes.
Is 75241 good for families?
Schools beat 43% of zip codes, crime safety beats 38%, and childcare runs $883 a month.
Compare 75241 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75241. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75241 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.
75241 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75241: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75241: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75241: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75241: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75241 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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