Best Places76244, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76244, 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.
76244 ranks 1,526th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 76244
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.
76244's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76244 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Household income$129,528 median, better than 92% of zip codes
Where 76244 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76244
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76244 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $129,528, 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 76244's effective rate of 1.71%, 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 76244
76244 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 76244.
Who works in 76244, and how
Work in 76244 centers on retail trade and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 76244
76244 has more parkland per resident than 79% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 76244 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 76244, month by month
76244 sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 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° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 98° | 87° | 77° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 76244
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 14 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 76244
Schools across 76244 average a B+, better than 77% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Park Glen ElA · 63% proficient
- Bette Perot ElA · 62% proficient
- Lone Star ElA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- John M Tidwell MiddleA− · 56% proficient
- Trinity Springs MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Timberview MiddleA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Byron Nelson H SA · 72% proficient
- Timber Creek H SA− · 67% proficient
- V R Eaton H SA− · 61% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76244 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76244 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 76244 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 76244 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 96% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 24% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 76244
Is 76244 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76244 ranks 1,526th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, population health, and fast internet, and lowest on property taxes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76244 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $400,893. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $129,528 median income, cost of living beats 96% of zip codes.
Is 76244 safe?
Yes, 76244 is safer than 74% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $280 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 76244?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 36. That works out to about 127 pleasant days a year, more than 79% of zip codes.
Is 76244 good for families?
Schools beat 77% of zip codes, crime safety beats 74%, and childcare runs $907 a month.
Compare 76244 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76244. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76244 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.
76244 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76244: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76244: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76244: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76244: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76244 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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