Best Places76112, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76112, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
76112 ranks 26,994th 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 76112
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.
76112's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76112 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 83% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 76112 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76112
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76112 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $61,335; 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 76112's effective rate of 1.48%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 76112
76112 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 76112.
Who works in 76112, and how
Work in 76112 centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 76112
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 76112.
What the weather is like in 76112, month by month
76112 sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 60, 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 | 60° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 98° | 87° | 76° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 76112
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 15 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 76112
Schools across 76112 average a D, better than 5% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hurst Hills ElB+ · 50% proficient
- Jones Fine Arts / Dual Language AcademyC− · 28% proficient
- Meadowbrook ElC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hurst J HA− · 53% proficient
- Richland MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- North Richland MiddleC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Arlington College And Career H SA− · 63% proficient
- Richland H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Arlington H SC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76112 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76112 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 76112 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 76112 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 76112
Is 76112 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76112 ranks 26,994th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, transit, and big-city access, and lowest on civic engagement and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76112 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $231,597. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $61,335 median income, cost of living beats 27% of zip codes.
Is 76112 safe?
76112 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $642 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 76112?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 37. That works out to about 130 pleasant days a year, more than 81% of zip codes.
Is 76112 good for families?
Schools beat 5% of zip codes, crime safety beats 13%, and childcare runs $907 a month.
Compare 76112 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76112. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76112 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.
76112 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76112: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76112: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76112: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76112: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76112 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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