Best Places76259, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76259, 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.
76259 ranks 4,634th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 76259
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.
76259's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76259 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 76259 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Short commute32.5 minutes each way, better than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76259
A household needs to earn about $124,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76259 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $115,838; 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 76259's effective rate of 1.35%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 76259
76259 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 76259.
Who works in 76259, and how
Work in 76259 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 76259
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 76259.
What the weather is like in 76259, month by month
76259 sees roughly 120 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 76259
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 25 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 76259
Schools across 76259 average a B, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Blanche Dodd ElB · 49% proficient
- Carson ElC+ · 38% proficient
- Ponder ElC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ponder J HA− · 53% proficient
- Krum MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Mccarroll MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Decatur H SB+ · 58% proficient
- Ponder H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Denton H SB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76259 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76259 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 76259 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 76259
Is 76259 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76259 ranks 4,634th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, fast internet, and low crime, and lowest on tree cover and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76259 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $440,551. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $115,838 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 76259 safe?
Yes, 76259 is safer than 93% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $212 per resident a year.
Compare 76259 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76259. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76259 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.
76259 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76259: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76259: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76259: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76259: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76259 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.