Best Places75801, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75801, 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.
75801 ranks 21,095th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 75801
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.
75801's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75801 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$574 a month, better than 87% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 141 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Short commute21.6 minutes each way, better than 78% of zip codes
Where 75801 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Household income$58,379 median, better than only 21% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75801
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75801 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,379, 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 75801's effective rate of 1.14%, 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 75801
75801 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 75801.
Who works in 75801, and how
Work in 75801 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 75801
75801 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 75801 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 75801, month by month
75801 sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 60, 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 | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 57° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 75801
The nearest airport, Tyler Pounds Regional, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around 75801
Schools across 75801 average a C+, better than 46% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Neches ElB · 45% proficient
- Elkhart IntB− · 43% proficient
- Slocum Pk - 8B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elkhart MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Palestine J HB · 44% proficient
- Westwood J HC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Neches H SA+ · 80% proficient
- Elkhart H SA− · 60% proficient
- Slocum H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75801 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75801 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 75801 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 75801
Is 75801 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75801 ranks 21,095th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, affordable childcare, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat 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 75801 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,428. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $58,379 median income, cost of living beats 32% of zip codes.
Is 75801 safe?
75801 is safer than 25% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $537 per resident a year.
Compare 75801 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75801. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75801 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.
75801 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75801: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75801: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75801: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75801: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75801 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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