Best Places76129, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76129, 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.
76129 ranks 2,927th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 76129
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.
76129's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76129 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Short commute14.3 minutes each way, better than 97% of zip codes
Where 76129 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76129
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76129 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,313, 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 76129's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 76129
76129 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 76129.
Who works in 76129, and how
Work in 76129 centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 50%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 45%
Life in 76129
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 76129.
What the weather is like in 76129, month by month
76129 sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 98° | 88° | 78° |
| October | 82° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of 76129
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 23 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 76129
Schools across 76129 average a B−, better than 58% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tanglewood ElA · 72% proficient
- Lily B Clayton ElB+ · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mclean 6th GradeC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Paschal H SC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76129 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76129 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 76129 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 76129
Is 76129 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76129 ranks 2,927th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, population health, and walkability, and lowest on an overheated housing market and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76129 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $371,400. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $110,313 median income, cost of living beats 79% of zip codes.
Is 76129 safe?
76129 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $908 per resident a year.
Compare 76129 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76129. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76129 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.
76129 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76129: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76129: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76129: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76129: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76129 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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