Best Places76180, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76180, 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.
76180 ranks 9,953rd 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 76180
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.
76180's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76180 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 76180 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76180
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76180 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $83,657; 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 76180's effective rate of 1.43%, 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 76180
76180'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 76180.
Who works in 76180, and how
Work in 76180 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 80%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 76180
76180 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 76180 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 76180, month by month
76180 sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, 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 | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 97° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 76180
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 11 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 76180
Schools across 76180 average a B, better than 65% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Walker Creek ElB+ · 55% proficient
- Smithfield ElB+ · 51% proficient
- Snow Heights ElB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Smithfield MiddleA+ · 71% proficient
- Bedford J HA · 62% proficient
- Richland MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Birdville H SA · 68% proficient
- Richland H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Bell H SC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76180 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76180 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 76180 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 76180 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 76180
Is 76180 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76180 ranks 9,953rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, low taxes, and biking, 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 76180 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $325,288. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $83,657 median income, cost of living beats 66% of zip codes.
Is 76180 safe?
76180 is safer than 37% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $410 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 76180?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 37. That works out to about 131 pleasant days a year, more than 82% of zip codes.
Is 76180 good for families?
Schools beat 65% of zip codes, crime safety beats 37%, and childcare runs $907 a month.
Compare 76180 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76180. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76180 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.
76180 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76180: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76180: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76180: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76180: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76180 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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