Homebuyers and families yearn for tight-knit communities with neighbors that will look out for each other, and one Dallas neighborhood is getting credit for going above and beyond to fulfill that role: the friendly neighborhood of South Boulevard-Park Row Historic District.

South Boulevard-Park Row hits the spotlight via a new report from home improvement services website All Star Home, which named the locale the No. 5 most friendly American neighborhood.

The study determined its rankings based on how many positive Google reviews businesses received in 200 of the most-viewed city neighborhoods on Zillow in 2022.

According to the findings, 15.7 percent of Google reviews for South Boulevard-Park Row-area businesses were described as "friendly."

The historic Dallas community is situated north of S.M. Wright Freeway, and is bordered by Edgewood Street, Park Row Avenue, South Malcom X Boulevard, and South Boulevard.

The neighborhood is known for its beautifully-constructed homes and its Jewish history after the Temple Emanuel El moved to the area in 1913. According to the Texas Historical Commission's Texas Historic Sites Atlas, many early residents in the South Boulevard-Park Row neighborhood were prominent Jewish community leaders.

"The structures [in the neighborhood] feature a variety of popular architectural influences, representing details of the Midwestern Prairie, Mission Revival, Classical Revival, and Georgian styles," says the historical marker for the district. "A gradual migration of area residents to newer suburban developments began following the end of World War II."

The community also has historical roots for housing prominent Black leaders in the 1950s, the marker says.

"Residents here have included educators, lawyers, merchants, clergymen, doctors, and business executives," the marker says. "Since the early twentieth century the neighborhood has been a symbol of the growth, prosperity, and vitality of Dallas."

Other Dallas-area neighborhoods did not earn quite as friendly marks, with one neighborhood occupying the bottom slot on the list:

• No. 55 – Cedar Crest
• No. 78 – Oak Lawn
• No. 94 – Far North Dallas
• No. 95 – Southwest Dallas
• No. 130 – Preston Hollow
• No. 137 – M Streets
• No. 170 – Northeast Dallas
• No. 190 – Southeast Dallas
• No. 200 – North Dallas

All Star Home also took a deep dive into the friendliest well-known businesses and retailers across the U.S. Several of the chains and big-box stores that are considered the friendliest have a presence around South Boulevard-Park Row, including Aldi, Starbucks, and more.

"Some trends emerged when [digging] into data for ten business types: Coffee shops, dry cleaners, and pharmacies ruled the top 10 friendliest list," the report said. "On the other hand, banks barely made it, and post offices got left off the list entirely."

Two other Texas neighborhoods made it into the top 10 friendliest American 'hoods: Kingwood in Houston (No. 2), and South Hills in Fort Worth (No. 10).

The top 10 friendliest American neighborhoods are:

• No. 1 – Magnolia in Seattle, Washington
• No. 2 – Kingwood, Texas
• No. 3 – Highland in Saint Paul, Minnesota
• No. 4 – Rancho Bernardo in San Diego, California
• No. 5 – South Boulevard-Park Row Historic District in Dallas, Texas
• No. 6 – Casas Adobes in Tuscon, Arizona
• No. 7 – Mount Tabor in Portland, Oregon
• No. 8 – Catalina Foothills in Tuscon, Arizona
• No. 9 – Rancho Penasquitos in San Diego, California
• No. 10 – South Hills in Fort Worth, Texas