Best Places76070, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76070, 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.
76070 ranks 7,597th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 76070
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.
76070's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76070 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 170 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Household income$103,463 median, better than 82% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 76070 ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Short commute31.6 minutes each way, better than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76070
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76070 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $103,463, 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 76070's effective rate of 0.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 76070
76070 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 76070.
Who works in 76070, and how
Work in 76070 centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 76070
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 76070.
What the weather is like in 76070, month by month
76070 sees roughly 170 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 76070
The nearest airport, Waco Regional, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 57 miles away.
The best schools in and around 76070
Schools across 76070 average a B+, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gerard ElB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glen Rose J H SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Lowell Smith Jr MiddleC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Glen Rose H SA− · 65% proficient
- Cleburne H SB · 46% proficient
- Brazos River Charter SchoolD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76070 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76070 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 76070 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 76070
Is 76070 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76070 ranks 7,597th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76070 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $385,513. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $103,463 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 76070 safe?
76070 is safer than 47% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $382 per resident a year.
Compare 76070 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76070. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76070 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.
76070 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76070: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76070: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76070: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76070: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76070 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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