Best Places76426, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76426, 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.
76426 ranks 13,936th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 76426
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.
76426's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76426 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 143 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 76426 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76426
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76426 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,619, 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 76426's effective rate of 1.27%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 76426
76426'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 76426.
Who works in 76426, and how
Work in 76426 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 76426
76426 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 76426 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 76426, month by month
76426 sees roughly 143 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, 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 | 58° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 76426
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 48 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 76426
Schools across 76426 average a B−, better than 54% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Paradise IntA− · 60% proficient
- Paradise ElB− · 43% proficient
- Rann ElC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bridgeport MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Jacksboro MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Mccarroll MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Paradise H SA · 70% proficient
- Decatur H SB+ · 58% proficient
- Jacksboro H SB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76426 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76426 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 76426 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 76426
Is 76426 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76426 ranks 13,936th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, the weather, and state finances, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76426 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $248,866. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $89,619 median income, cost of living beats 71% of zip codes.
Is 76426 safe?
76426 is safer than 28% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $498 per resident a year.
Compare 76426 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76426. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76426 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.
76426 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76426: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76426: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76426: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76426: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76426 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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