ZIP 75205 vs ZIP 75225

75205 is one of 84 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Dallas County, TX.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 1 of the 35 nearby ZIPs shown.

7 school locations in 75205: 3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 other.

In alphabetical order: ARMSTRONG EL, BEN MILAM EL, BRADFIELD EL, HIGHLAND PARK ALTER ED CTR, and more on the ZIP page. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

75225 is one of 84 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Dallas County, TX.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 2 of the 35 nearby ZIPs shown.

3 school locations in 75225: 3 elementary.

In alphabetical order: HYER EL, MICHAEL M BOONE EL, UNIVERSITY PARK EL. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

In January 2000 the typical home in 75205 was worth $615,151.

Values peaked at $2,121,599 in August 2026. The latest reading is the peak.

As of August 2026: $2,121,599, +7.0% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $2,121,599. Put 20% down and borrow $1,697,279 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $11,752 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $188,396 a year, $15,700 a month. So the payment takes 74.9% of income — rated “severe” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 21.7% in 2000.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $3,683.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $3,900.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $10,915 — +180% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +76%.

Reported values rose +245% since January 2000.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $1,214,064. So the real change is +75%, not +245%.

75205: +245% since January 2000.

Dallas County: +211% since January 2000.

Texas: +160% since January 2000 — 75205 ran ahead of it by 85 points.

Against 1,763 Texas ZIP codes, 75205 sits at the 0th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

93rd for appreciation (recent value growth); 1st for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $13,873 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $2,907 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 60.8. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

In January 2000 the typical home in 75225 was worth $605,338.

Values peaked at $2,094,671 in August 2026. The latest reading is the peak.

As of August 2026: $2,094,671, +8.4% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $2,094,671. Put 20% down and borrow $1,675,737 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $11,602 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $189,985 a year, $15,832 a month. So the payment takes 73.3% of income — rated “severe” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 21.2% in 2000.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $3,625.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $3,772.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $10,777 — +186% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +80%.

Reported values rose +246% since January 2000.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $1,194,697. So the real change is +75%, not +246%.

75225: +246% since January 2000.

Dallas County: +211% since January 2000.

Texas: +160% since January 2000 — 75225 ran ahead of it by 86 points.

Against 1,763 Texas ZIP codes, 75225 sits at the 0th percentile for affordability (price vs local income).

95th for appreciation (recent value growth); 1st for rental yield (rent vs price).

Owning the typical home costs about $13,697 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $3,029 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 57.6. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

Picture the Listings Flow Ladder as a basin: new listings pour in from the faucet, the homes for sale are the water, and closed sales run out the drain. Coming in — new listings: about 29 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026). That is 64% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 79. That is 47% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

Going out — closed sales: about 19 a month. That is 48% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 4.2 months of supply — inside the 4–6 month balanced range. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 10 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 19 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 29 — so sales ran at 66% of it, and below it in 24 of the last 24 months.

Across Dallas County, builders pulled permits for 12,691 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 37% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

Picture the Listings Flow Ladder as a basin: new listings pour in from the faucet, the homes for sale are the water, and closed sales run out the drain. Coming in — new listings: about 31 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026). That is 65% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 103. That is 57% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

Going out — closed sales: about 24 a month. That is 58% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 4.4 months of supply — inside the 4–6 month balanced range. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 8 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 24 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 33 — so sales ran at 73% of it, and below it in 24 of the last 24 months.

Across Dallas County, builders pulled permits for 12,691 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 37% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

This ZIP sits in Dallas County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 37,687 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 52,152 moved out.

Net across those counties: −14,465 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 79 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Tarrant, TX (11,085 households); most departures went to Tarrant, TX (14,066).

This ZIP sits in Dallas County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 37,687 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 52,152 moved out.

Net across those counties: −14,465 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 103 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Tarrant, TX (11,085 households); most departures went to Tarrant, TX (14,066).