Best Places76248, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76248, 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.
76248 ranks 390th 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 76248
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.
76248's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76248 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$179,208 median, better than 98% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 76248 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76248
A household needs to earn about $171,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76248 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $179,208, 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 76248's effective rate of 1.57%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 76248
76248 runs older 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 76248.
Who works in 76248, and how
Work in 76248 centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 76248
76248 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 76248 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 76248, month by month
76248 sees roughly 126 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 76248
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 76248
Schools across 76248 average an A, better than 90% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Carroll ElA+ · 81% proficient
- Green Valley ElA · 72% proficient
- Hidden Lakes ElA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- George Dawson MiddleA+ · 87% proficient
- Keller MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
- Bear Creek IntA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Carroll Senior H SA+ · 87% proficient
- Keller H SA · 78% proficient
- Timber Creek H SA− · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76248 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76248 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 76248 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 76248 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 100% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 28% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 79% of zip codes and health care access beats 66%.
Common questions about living in 76248
Is 76248 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76248 ranks 390th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and few empty homes, and lowest on property taxes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76248 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $591,760. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $179,208 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 76248 safe?
Yes, 76248 is safer than 59% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 76248?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 36. That works out to about 126 pleasant days a year, more than 79% of zip codes.
Is 76248 good for families?
Schools beat 90% of zip codes, crime safety beats 59%, and childcare runs $907 a month.
Compare 76248 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76248. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76248 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.
76248 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76248: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76248: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76248: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76248: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76248 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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