Best Places76140, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76140, 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.
76140 ranks 18,282nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 76140
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.
76140's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76140 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 159 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 76140 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76140
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76140 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,682, 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 76140's effective rate of 1.60%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 76140
76140 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 76140.
Who works in 76140, and how
Work in 76140 centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 76140
76140 has more parkland per resident than 71% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 76140 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 76140, month by month
76140 sees roughly 159 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 97° | 86° | 75° |
| October | 81° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of 76140
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 24 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 76140
Schools across 76140 average a C, better than 30% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Nancy Neal ElA− · 60% proficient
- Judy Miller ElB− · 43% proficient
- Ann Brock El At Oak GroveC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Steam MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Linda Jobe MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Kennedale J HC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Burleson Centennial H SB · 49% proficient
- Tarrant Co College South/fort Worth Collegiate H SB− · 45% proficient
- Kennedale H SB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76140 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76140 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 76140 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 76140 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 7% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 76140
Is 76140 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76140 ranks 18,282nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and fast internet, and lowest on thin health care access and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76140 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $241,816. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $80,682 median income, cost of living beats 55% of zip codes.
Is 76140 safe?
76140 is safer than 34% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $453 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 76140?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 36. That works out to about 159 pleasant days a year, more than 92% of zip codes.
Is 76140 good for families?
Schools beat 30% of zip codes, crime safety beats 34%, and childcare runs $907 a month.
Compare 76140 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76140. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76140 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.
76140 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76140: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76140: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76140: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76140: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76140 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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