Best Places76258, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76258, 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.
76258 ranks 6,261st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 76258
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.
76258's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76258 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Household income$109,989 median, better than 86% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 76258 ranks low
- Short commute34.6 minutes each way, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76258
A household needs to earn about $115,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76258 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $109,989; 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 76258's effective rate of 1.25%, 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 76258
76258's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 76258.
Who works in 76258, and how
Work in 76258 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 76258
76258 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 76258 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 76258, month by month
76258 sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 97° | 86° | 75° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 76258
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 34 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 76258
Schools across 76258 average a B−, better than 57% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- James A MonacoB+ · 54% proficient
- Gunter ElB+ · 53% proficient
- Hl BrockettB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jerry & Linda Moore MiddleA · 62% proficient
- Gunter MiddleA− · 52% proficient
- Aubrey MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Celina H SA− · 60% proficient
- Gunter H SB+ · 58% proficient
- Aubrey H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76258 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76258 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 76258 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 76258
Is 76258 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76258 ranks 6,261st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, what local pay buys, and low taxes, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76258 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $413,118. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $109,989 median income, cost of living beats 91% of zip codes.
Is 76258 safe?
Yes, 76258 is safer than 74% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $284 per resident a year.
Compare 76258 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76258. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76258 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.
76258 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76258: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76258: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76258: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76258: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76258 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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