Best PlacesNear East, Dallas, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Near East, Dallas, 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.
Near East, Dallas ranks 2,886th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Noise pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on short commutes.
The best neighborhoods in Near East, 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.
Near East, Dallas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Near East, Dallas ranks high
- Short commute18.3 minutes each way, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$883 a month, better than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Near East, Dallas ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Near East, Dallas
A household needs to earn about $234,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Near East, Dallas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $107,889, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Near East, Dallas' effective rate of 1.44%, 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 Near East, Dallas
Near East, Dallas runs younger 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 Near East, Dallas.
Who works in Near East, Dallas, and how
Work in Near East, Dallas centers on finance & insurance and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Near East, Dallas
Near East, Dallas has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Near East, Dallas and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Near East, Dallas, month by month
Near East, Dallas sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 47° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 58° |
| July | 97° | 87° | 79° |
| October | 82° | 70° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Near East, Dallas
Dallas Love Field sits about 4 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 Near East, Dallas
Schools across Near East, Dallas average a C−, better than 26% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hogg New Tech CenterC · 35% proficient
- Dr Martin Luther King Jr Arts AcademyC− · 30% proficient
- Montessori Academy At Onesimo Hernandez ElD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- D A Hulcy Steam MiddleC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- W H Adamson H SC · 32% proficient
- North Dallas H SC · 31% proficient
- James Madison H SD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Near East, Dallas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Near East, 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 Near East, Dallas against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Near East, Dallas
Is Near East, Dallas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Near East, Dallas ranks 2,886th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, state finances, and low taxes, and lowest on noise and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Near East, Dallas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $824,268. The overall cost of living runs about 17% above the national average. Set against a $107,889 median income, cost of living beats 69% of neighborhoods.
Is Near East, Dallas safe?
Near East, Dallas is safer than 28% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $741 per resident a year.
Compare Near East, Dallas with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Near East, Dallas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Near East, 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.
Near East, Dallas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Near East, Dallas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Near East, Dallas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Near East, Dallas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Near East, Dallas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Near East, 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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