Best Places76086, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76086, 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.
76086 ranks 17,608th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 76086
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.
76086's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76086 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 76086 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76086
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76086 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $69,632; 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 76086's effective rate of 1.33%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 76086
76086's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 76086.
Who works in 76086, and how
Work in 76086 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 76086
76086 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 76086 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 76086, month by month
76086 sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| April | 79° | 65° | 53° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 76086
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 45 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 76086
Schools across 76086 average a B−, better than 58% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Peaster ElB− · 43% proficient
- Curtis ElB− · 40% proficient
- Austin ElC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Peaster J HB+ · 49% proficient
- Hall MiddleB · 46% proficient
- Tison MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Peaster H SA− · 63% proficient
- Weatherford H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76086 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76086 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 76086 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 76086 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 76086
Is 76086 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76086 ranks 17,608th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, low taxes, and walkability, and lowest on summer heat and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76086 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $256,498. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $69,632 median income, cost of living beats 38% of zip codes.
Is 76086 safe?
76086 is safer than 35% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $452 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 76086?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 33. That works out to about 122 pleasant days a year, more than 77% of zip codes.
Is 76086 good for families?
Schools beat 58% of zip codes, crime safety beats 35%, and childcare runs $863 a month.
Compare 76086 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76086. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76086 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.
76086 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76086: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76086: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76086: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76086: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76086 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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