Best Places75254, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75254, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
75254 ranks 6,670th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 75254
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.
75254's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75254 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 199 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 75254 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75254
A household needs to earn about $141,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75254 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,761, 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 75254'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 75254
75254 runs younger 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 75254.
Who works in 75254, and how
Work in 75254 centers on hospitality & food and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 75254
75254 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 75254 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75254, month by month
75254 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 75254
Dallas Love Field sits about 7 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 75254
Schools across 75254 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Math/science/tech MagnetA− · 58% proficient
- Anne Frank ElC+ · 38% proficient
- George Herbert Walker Bush ElC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Parkhill J HB+ · 49% proficient
- Westwood Math Science Leadership MagnetB+ · 48% proficient
- Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory AcadD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Richardson H SB+ · 54% proficient
- Hillcrest H SB− · 41% proficient
- W T White H SC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75254 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75254 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 75254 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 75254 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 75254
Is 75254 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75254 ranks 6,670th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, transit, and cell coverage, 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 75254 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $484,016. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $79,761 median income, cost of living beats 62% of zip codes.
Is 75254 safe?
75254 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $393 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 75254?
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 75254 good for families?
Schools beat 48% of zip codes, crime safety beats 42%, and childcare runs $883 a month.
Compare 75254 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75254. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75254 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.
75254 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75254: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75254: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75254: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75254: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75254 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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