Best PlacesCedar Crest, Dallas, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cedar Crest, Dallas, 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.
Cedar Crest, Dallas ranks 4,928th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Cedar Crest, Dallas
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.
Cedar Crest, Dallas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Cedar Crest, Dallas ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$883 a month, better than 78% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
Where Cedar Crest, Dallas ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Household income$45,645 median, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Cedar Crest, Dallas
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cedar Crest, Dallas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,645, 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 Cedar Crest, Dallas' effective rate of 0.79%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cedar Crest, Dallas
Cedar Crest, Dallas runs younger than the country, 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 Cedar Crest, Dallas.
Who works in Cedar Crest, Dallas, and how
Work in Cedar Crest, Dallas centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Cedar Crest, Dallas
Cedar Crest, Dallas has more parkland per resident than 75% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Cedar Crest, Dallas and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Cedar Crest, Dallas, month by month
Cedar Crest, Dallas sees roughly 120 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 47° | 38° |
| April | 77° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 97° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Cedar Crest, Dallas
Dallas Love Field sits about 10 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 Cedar Crest, Dallas
Schools across Cedar Crest, Dallas average a C+, better than 55% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Trinity Heights Gifted And Talented SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Harry Stone Montessori AcademyB · 48% proficient
- J P Starks ElC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- D A Hulcy Steam MiddleC− · 31% proficient
- Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Sr MiddleC− · 29% proficient
- Boude Storey MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- School For The Talented And GiftedA+ · 98% proficient
- School Of Science And EngineeringA+ · 98% proficient
- Judge Barefoot Sanders Law MagnetA+ · 84% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cedar Crest, Dallas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cedar Crest, Dallas 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 Cedar Crest, Dallas against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Cedar Crest, Dallas suits
Families
Schools land around the 55th percentile and crime safety beats 68%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 7% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 63% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 62%.
Common questions about living in Cedar Crest, Dallas
Is Cedar Crest, Dallas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cedar Crest, Dallas ranks 4,928th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on education levels and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cedar Crest, Dallas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,645. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $45,645 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Cedar Crest, Dallas safe?
Yes, Cedar Crest, Dallas is safer than 68% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $435 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Cedar Crest, Dallas?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 38. That works out to about 120 pleasant days a year, more than 63% of neighborhoods.
Is Cedar Crest, Dallas good for families?
Schools beat 55% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $883 a month.
Compare Cedar Crest, Dallas with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cedar Crest, Dallas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cedar Crest, Dallas 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.
Cedar Crest, Dallas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cedar Crest, Dallas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cedar Crest, Dallas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cedar Crest, Dallas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cedar Crest, Dallas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cedar Crest, Dallas 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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