Best PlacesOak Lawn, Dallas, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oak Lawn, 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.
Oak Lawn, Dallas ranks 908th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Oak Lawn, 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.
Oak Lawn, Dallas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Oak Lawn, Dallas ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Oak Lawn, Dallas ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Oak Lawn, Dallas
A household needs to earn about $165,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oak Lawn, Dallas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $107,744, 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 Oak Lawn, 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 Oak Lawn, Dallas
Oak Lawn, 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 Oak Lawn, Dallas.
Who works in Oak Lawn, Dallas, and how
Work in Oak Lawn, Dallas centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Oak Lawn, Dallas
Oak Lawn, Dallas has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 68% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Oak Lawn, Dallas and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Oak Lawn, Dallas, month by month
Oak Lawn, Dallas sees roughly 117 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 Oak Lawn, Dallas
Dallas Love Field sits about 3 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 Oak Lawn, Dallas
Schools across Oak Lawn, Dallas average a C, better than 38% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Bradfield ElA+ · 82% proficient
- Armstrong ElA · 68% proficient
- Mockingbird ElA− · 61% proficient
Top middle schools
- William B Travis Vanguard Acad Of Academically TagA+ · 89% proficient
- Mcculloch Intermediate SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- D A Hulcy Steam MiddleC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Highland Park H SA+ · 88% proficient
- Woodrow Wilson H SB · 49% proficient
- North Dallas H SC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oak Lawn, Dallas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oak Lawn, 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 Oak Lawn, Dallas against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Oak Lawn, Dallas suits
Families
Schools land around the 38th percentile and crime safety beats 68%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of neighborhoods and 25% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Oak Lawn, Dallas
Is Oak Lawn, Dallas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oak Lawn, Dallas ranks 908th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, state finances, and low taxes, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oak Lawn, Dallas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $579,695. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $107,744 median income, cost of living beats 84% of neighborhoods.
Is Oak Lawn, Dallas safe?
Yes, Oak Lawn, Dallas is safer than 68% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $412 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Oak Lawn, Dallas?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 38. That works out to about 117 pleasant days a year, more than 61% of neighborhoods.
Is Oak Lawn, Dallas good for families?
Schools beat 38% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $883 a month.
Compare Oak Lawn, Dallas with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oak Lawn, Dallas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oak Lawn, 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.
Oak Lawn, Dallas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oak Lawn, Dallas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oak Lawn, Dallas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oak Lawn, Dallas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oak Lawn, Dallas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oak Lawn, 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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