Best Places76040, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76040, 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.
76040 ranks 9,973rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 76040
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.
76040's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76040 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 76040 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76040
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76040 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $86,708; 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 76040's effective rate of 1.52%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 76040
76040 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 76040.
Who works in 76040, and how
Work in 76040 centers on transportation & warehousing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 76040
76040 has more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 76040 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 76040, month by month
76040 sees roughly 108 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 76040
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 76040
Schools across 76040 average a B−, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Viridian ElA− · 62% proficient
- Wilshire ElB− · 41% proficient
- Trinity Lakes ElB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harwood J HA · 63% proficient
- Central J HA · 61% proficient
- Euless J HB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Harmony Science Academy - EulessB+ · 54% proficient
- Trinity H SC+ · 35% proficient
- Bell H SC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76040 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76040 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 76040 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 76040 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 19% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 76040
Is 76040 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76040 ranks 9,973rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, big-city access, and cell coverage, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76040 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $314,094. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $86,708 median income, cost of living beats 69% of zip codes.
Is 76040 safe?
76040 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $415 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 76040?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 35. That works out to about 108 pleasant days a year, more than 68% of zip codes.
Is 76040 good for families?
Schools beat 62% of zip codes, crime safety beats 39%, and childcare runs $907 a month.
Compare 76040 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76040. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76040 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.
76040 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76040: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76040: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76040: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76040: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76040 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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