Best Places75554, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75554, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
75554 ranks 25,526th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 75554
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.
75554's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75554 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$558 a month, better than 90% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 75554 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Household income$48,059 median, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75554
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75554 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,059, 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 75554's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 75554
75554 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 75554.
Who works in 75554, and how
Work in 75554 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 75554
75554 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 75554 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75554, month by month
75554 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 33° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 75554
The nearest airport, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around 75554
Schools across 75554 average a B+, better than 73% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Avery ElB · 48% proficient
- Dekalb ElB · 45% proficient
- Cheatham ElD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- James L Germany MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Avery SecondaryA− · 62% proficient
- Dekalb H SC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75554 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75554 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 75554 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 75554
Is 75554 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75554 ranks 25,526th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on air quality and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 75554 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $176,542. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $48,059 median income, cost of living beats 14% of zip codes.
Is 75554 safe?
75554 is safer than 35% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $454 per resident a year.
Compare 75554 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75554. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75554 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.
75554 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75554: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75554: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75554: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75554: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75554 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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