Best Places75442, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75442, 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.
75442 ranks 9,608th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 75442
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.
75442's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75442 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 75442 ranks low
- Short commute37.0 minutes each way, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75442
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75442 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,002, 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 75442's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 75442
75442's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 75442.
Who works in 75442, and how
Work in 75442 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 75442
75442 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 75442 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75442, month by month
75442 sees roughly 111 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 35° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 75442
Dallas Love Field sits about 36 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 75442
Schools across 75442 average a B−, better than 60% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Blue Ridge ElB · 50% proficient
- Bland ElB · 50% proficient
- Farmersville IntC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Caddo Mills MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Farmersville J HB+ · 49% proficient
- Celeste J HB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Bland H SB · 48% proficient
- Farmersville H SB · 47% proficient
- Celeste H SB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75442 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75442 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 75442 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 75442
Is 75442 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75442 ranks 9,608th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, a strong job market, and state finances, and lowest on long commutes 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 75442 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $360,056. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $100,002 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 75442 safe?
Yes, 75442 is safer than 78% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
Compare 75442 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75442. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75442 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.
75442 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75442: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75442: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75442: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75442: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75442 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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