Best Places76034, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76034, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
76034 ranks 472nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 76034
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.
76034's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76034 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$218,045 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 76034 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 34% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76034
A household needs to earn about $222,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76034 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $218,045; 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 76034's effective rate of 1.41%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 76034
76034 runs older 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 76034.
Who works in 76034, and how
Work in 76034 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 76034
76034 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 76034 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 76034, month by month
76034 sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 47° | 35° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 54° |
| July | 98° | 87° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 76034
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 6 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 76034
Schools across 76034 average an A−, better than 88% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Old Union ElA+ · 83% proficient
- Carroll ElA+ · 81% proficient
- Glenhope ElA+ · 77% proficient
Top middle schools
- George Dawson MiddleA+ · 87% proficient
- Don T Durham IntA+ · 78% proficient
- Smithfield MiddleA+ · 71% proficient
Top high schools
- Carroll Senior H SA+ · 87% proficient
- Keller H SA · 78% proficient
- Birdville H SA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76034 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76034 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 76034 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 76034 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 100% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 30% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 67% of zip codes and health care access beats 88%.
Common questions about living in 76034
Is 76034 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76034 ranks 472nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on summer heat and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76034 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $782,876. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $218,045 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 76034 safe?
76034 is safer than 49% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $363 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 76034?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 35. That works out to about 105 pleasant days a year, more than 67% of zip codes.
Is 76034 good for families?
Schools beat 88% of zip codes, crime safety beats 49%, and childcare runs $907 a month.
Compare 76034 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76034. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76034 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.
76034 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76034: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76034: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76034: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76034: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76034 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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