Best PlacesSouth Dallas Fair Park, Dallas, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Dallas Fair Park, 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 Dallas Fair Park, Dallas ranks 4,943rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Walkability pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in South Dallas Fair Park, 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 Dallas Fair Park, Dallas' strengths and weaknesses
Where South Dallas Fair Park, 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
- Internet speedBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
Where South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Short commute31.1 minutes each way, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,865, 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 South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas' effective rate of 1.10%, 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 South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas
South Dallas Fair Park, 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 South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas.
Who works in South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas, and how
Work in South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas
South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas has more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas, month by month
South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas sees roughly 114 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 South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas
Dallas Love Field sits about 13 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 Dallas Fair Park, Dallas
Schools across South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas average a C+, better than 48% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Thomas L Marsalis El Steam AcademyC+ · 37% proficient
- Wilmer-hutchins ElC− · 28% proficient
- Houston ElD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- D A Hulcy Steam MiddleC− · 31% proficient
- Kennedy-curry MiddleD · 20% proficient
- G W Carver 6th Grade Stem Learning CenterD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate AcademyA− · 60% proficient
- Barack Obama Male Leadership Acad At A Maceo SmithB+ · 55% proficient
- Lancaster H SC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Dallas Fair Park, 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 Dallas Fair Park, Dallas against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas suits
Families
Schools land around the 48th percentile and crime safety beats 68%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas
Is South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas ranks 4,943rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on walkability and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,701. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $54,865 median income, cost of living beats 20% of neighborhoods.
Is South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas safe?
Yes, South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas is safer than 68% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $436 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 38. That works out to about 114 pleasant days a year, more than 59% of neighborhoods.
Is South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas good for families?
Schools beat 48% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $883 a month.
Compare South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Dallas Fair Park, 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 Dallas Fair Park, Dallas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Dallas Fair Park, Dallas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Dallas Fair Park, 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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