Best Places75491, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75491, 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.
75491 ranks 10,877th 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 75491
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.
75491's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75491 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 146 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$637 a month, better than 82% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 75491 ranks low
- Short commute35.0 minutes each way, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75491
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75491 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $76,070; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 75491'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 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 75491
75491's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 75491.
Who works in 75491, and how
Work in 75491 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 75491
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 75491.
What the weather is like in 75491, month by month
75491 sees roughly 146 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 55, 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 | 55° | 44° | 35° |
| April | 74° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 95° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 79° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of 75491
Dallas Love Field sits about 52 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 75491
Schools across 75491 average a B, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- John And Nelda Partin ElB+ · 54% proficient
- Tom Bean ElB+ · 53% proficient
- Bells ElB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pritchard J HA · 66% proficient
- Van Alstyne J HA · 64% proficient
- Whitewright MiddleA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Van Alstyne H SA · 78% proficient
- Bells H SA− · 63% proficient
- Trenton H SA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75491 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75491 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 75491 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 75491
Is 75491 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75491 ranks 10,877th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, the weather, and affordable childcare, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 75491 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $282,952. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $76,070 median income, cost of living beats 65% of zip codes.
Is 75491 safe?
Yes, 75491 is safer than 68% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $315 per resident a year.
Compare 75491 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75491. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75491 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.
75491 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75491: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75491: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75491: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75491: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75491 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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