Best PlacesNortheast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northeast Dallas-White Rock, 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.
Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas ranks 2,321st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It does not top any single list, but it lands above the national middle on state finances and low taxes. The weaker spots are property taxes, air quality, and summer heat.
The best neighborhoods in Northeast Dallas-White Rock, 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.
Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas' strengths and weaknesses
Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. State finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare carry most of that.
The drawbacks are real but narrow. Property taxes, air quality, and summer heat hold the score down. Cost swings more from one part of Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas to another than it does between Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas and its neighbors, which the map below shows.
Where Northeast Dallas-White Rock, 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
- QuietBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
Where Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 31% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas
A household needs to earn about $140,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $94,071, 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 Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas' effective rate of 1.46%, 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 Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas
Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas.
Who works in Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas, and how
Work in Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas
Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas has more parkland per resident than 86% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas, month by month
Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas sees roughly 131 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 Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas
Dallas Love Field sits about 8 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 Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas
Schools across Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas average a C+, better than 55% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lakewood ElA+ · 80% proficient
- White Rock ElA · 69% proficient
- Armstrong ElA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mcculloch Intermediate SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Lake Highlands J HB · 46% proficient
- Forest Meadow J HC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Highland Park H SA+ · 88% proficient
- Richland Collegiate H S Of Math Science EngineerinA+ · 80% proficient
- Sachse H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Northeast Dallas-White Rock, 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 Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas suits
Families
Schools land around the 55th percentile and crime safety beats 58%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 72% of neighborhoods and 18% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 67% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 73%.
Common questions about living in Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas
Is Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas ranks 2,321st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on property taxes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $491,446. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $94,071 median income, cost of living beats 72% of neighborhoods.
Is Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas safe?
Yes, Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas is safer than 58% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $492 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 38. That works out to about 131 pleasant days a year, more than 67% of neighborhoods.
Is Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas good for families?
Schools beat 55% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 58%, and childcare runs $883 a month.
Is Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 72% of neighborhoods, though advertised internet speeds beat only 59% of neighborhoods. About 18% of workers already work from home.
Compare Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northeast Dallas-White Rock, 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.
Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northeast Dallas-White Rock, 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.
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