Best Places76065, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76065, 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.
76065 ranks 1,855th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 76065
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.
76065's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76065 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Household income$130,446 median, better than 93% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 76065 ranks low
- Short commute32.2 minutes each way, better than only 19% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76065
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76065 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $130,446, 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 76065's effective rate of 1.31%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 76065
76065 runs younger 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 76065.
Who works in 76065, and how
Work in 76065 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 76065
76065 has more parkland per resident than 65% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 76065 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 76065, month by month
76065 sees roughly 148 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° | 55° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of 76065
Dallas Love Field sits about 27 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 8.2 million passengers in 2025, with 91 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 76065
Schools across 76065 average a B+, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Longbranch ElA · 62% proficient
- Dolores Mcclatchey ElA− · 59% proficient
- Larue Miller ElA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Walnut Grove MiddleA · 64% proficient
- Earl & Marthalu Dieterich MiddleA− · 56% proficient
- Cedar Hill Collegiate AcademyB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Waxahachie Global H SA · 72% proficient
- Midlothian Heritage H SA− · 61% proficient
- Midlothian H SB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76065 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76065 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 76065 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 76065 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 95% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 76065
Is 76065 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76065 ranks 1,855th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on long commutes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76065 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $424,296. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $130,446 median income, cost of living beats 95% of zip codes.
Is 76065 safe?
Yes, 76065 is safer than 70% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $301 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 76065?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 37. That works out to about 148 pleasant days a year, more than 89% of zip codes.
Is 76065 good for families?
Schools beat 74% of zip codes, crime safety beats 70%, and childcare runs $863 a month.
Compare 76065 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76065. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76065 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.
76065 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76065: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76065: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76065: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76065: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76065 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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