Best Places76120, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76120, 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.
76120 ranks 17,486th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 76120
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.
76120's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76120 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 134 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of zip codes
Where 76120 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76120
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76120 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $83,103; 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 76120's effective rate of 1.69%, 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 76120
76120 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 76120.
Who works in 76120, and how
Work in 76120 centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 76120
76120 has more parkland per resident than 91% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 76120 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 76120, month by month
76120 sees roughly 134 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 76120
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 12 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 76120
Schools across 76120 average a D+, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hurst Hills ElB+ · 50% proficient
- River Trails ElB · 50% proficient
- Jones Fine Arts / Dual Language AcademyC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hurst J HA− · 53% proficient
- Richland MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Shackelford J HC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Arlington College And Career H SA− · 63% proficient
- Bell H SC · 33% proficient
- Lamar H SC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76120 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76120 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 76120 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 76120
Is 76120 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76120 ranks 17,486th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, transit, and big-city access, and lowest on property taxes and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76120 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $305,013. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $83,103 median income, cost of living beats 65% of zip codes.
Is 76120 safe?
76120 is safer than 19% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $568 per resident a year.
Compare 76120 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76120. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76120 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.
76120 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76120: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76120: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76120: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76120: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76120 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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