Best Places75503, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75503, 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.
75503 ranks 9,171st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 75503
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.
75503's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75503 ranks high
- Short commute14.1 minutes each way, better than 97% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$558 a month, better than 90% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 75503 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75503
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75503 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,404, 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 75503's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 75503
75503 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 75503.
Who works in 75503, and how
Work in 75503 centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 75503
75503 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 82% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 75503 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75503, month by month
75503 sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 79° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of 75503
The nearest airport, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 165 miles away.
The best schools in and around 75503
Schools across 75503 average a B+, better than 75% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering ElA+ · 87% proficient
- Pleasant Grove IntA · 66% proficient
- Red Lick ElA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pleasant Grove MiddleA · 59% proficient
- Red Lick MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Texas MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Pleasant Grove H SA− · 65% proficient
- Hooks H SA− · 62% proficient
- Texas H SB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75503 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75503 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 75503 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 75503 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 81% of zip codes and 9% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 75503
Is 75503 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75503 ranks 9,171st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 75503 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $230,633. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $88,404 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 75503 safe?
75503 is safer than 34% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $487 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 75503?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 56 with lows near 37. That works out to about 84 pleasant days a year, more than 50% of zip codes.
Is 75503 good for families?
Schools beat 75% of zip codes, crime safety beats 34%, and childcare runs $558 a month.
Compare 75503 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75503. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75503 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.
75503 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75503: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75503: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75503: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75503: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75503 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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