Best Places76031, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76031, 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.
76031 ranks 19,711th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 76031
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.
76031's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76031 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 176 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 76031 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76031
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76031 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,170, 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 76031's effective rate of 1.26%, 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 76031
76031's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 76031.
Who works in 76031, and how
Work in 76031 centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 76031
76031 has more parkland per resident than 69% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 76031 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 76031, month by month
76031 sees roughly 176 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 56° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of 76031
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 41 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 41.3 million passengers in 2025, with 289 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 76031
Schools across 76031 average a C+, better than 49% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Grandview ElA− · 58% proficient
- A G Elder ElB · 46% proficient
- Richard Bransom ElB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grandview J HA · 62% proficient
- Steam MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- R C Loflin MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Grandview H SA · 72% proficient
- Rio Vista H SB · 50% proficient
- Burleson Centennial H SB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76031 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76031 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 76031 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 76031
Is 76031 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76031 ranks 19,711th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76031 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,871. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $68,170 median income, cost of living beats 35% of zip codes.
Is 76031 safe?
76031 is safer than 41% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $420 per resident a year.
Compare 76031 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76031. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76031 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.
76031 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76031: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76031: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76031: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76031: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76031 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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