Best PlacesSouth Boulevard Park Row, Dallas, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Boulevard Park Row, 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.
South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas ranks 4,844th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Civic engagement pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in South Boulevard Park Row, 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.
South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas' strengths and weaknesses
Where South Boulevard Park Row, 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
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 66% of neighborhoods
Where South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $53,093; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas' effective rate of 1.35%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas
South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas.
Who works in South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas, and how
Work in South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas
South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas, month by month
South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas sees roughly 113 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 South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas
Dallas Love Field sits about 9 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 South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas
Schools across South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas average a C−, better than 29% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Henry B Gonzalez Personalized Learning AcademyB · 46% proficient
- Charles Rice Learning CenterC · 32% proficient
- Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson ElC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- St Anthony SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- D A Hulcy Steam MiddleC− · 31% proficient
- Billy Earl Dade MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate AcademyA− · 60% proficient
- W W Samuell H SC− · 30% proficient
- James Madison H SD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Boulevard Park Row, 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 South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas suits
Families
Schools land around the 29th percentile and crime safety beats 57%.
Common questions about living in South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas
Is South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas ranks 4,844th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $198,967. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $53,093 median income, cost of living beats 21% of neighborhoods.
Is South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas safe?
Yes, South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas is safer than 57% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $530 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 38. That works out to about 113 pleasant days a year, more than 58% of neighborhoods.
Is South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas good for families?
Schools beat 29% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 57%, and childcare runs $883 a month.
Compare South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Boulevard Park Row, 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.
South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Boulevard Park Row, 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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