Best Places75248, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75248, 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.
75248 ranks 997th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 75248
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.
75248's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75248 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 199 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 75248 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75248
A household needs to earn about $165,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75248 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $123,608, 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 75248's effective rate of 1.45%, 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 75248
75248 runs older than the country, 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 75248.
Who works in 75248, and how
Work in 75248 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 75248
75248 has more parkland per resident than 68% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 75248 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75248, month by month
75248 sees roughly 199 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 47° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 66° | 58° |
| July | 96° | 86° | 78° |
| October | 80° | 70° | 61° |
Flying in and out of 75248
Dallas Love Field sits about 9 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 75248
Schools across 75248 average a B−, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Brentfield ElA+ · 78% proficient
- Bowie ElA · 64% proficient
- Math/science/tech MagnetA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Richardson North J HB+ · 50% proficient
- Parkhill J HB+ · 49% proficient
- Westwood Math Science Leadership MagnetB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Pearce H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Richardson H SB+ · 54% proficient
- Hillcrest H SB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75248 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75248 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 75248 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 75248 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 95% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 27% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 97% of zip codes and health care access beats 66%.
Common questions about living in 75248
Is 75248 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75248 ranks 997th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, an educated workforce, and what local pay buys, 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 75248 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $578,781. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $123,608 median income, cost of living beats 95% of zip codes.
Is 75248 safe?
75248 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $372 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 75248?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 39. That works out to about 199 pleasant days a year, more than 97% of zip codes.
Is 75248 good for families?
Schools beat 62% of zip codes, crime safety beats 48%, and childcare runs $882 a month.
Compare 75248 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75248. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75248 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.
75248 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75248: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75248: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75248: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75248: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75248 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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