Best Places76437, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76437, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
76437 ranks 23,674th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 76437
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.
76437's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76437 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$571 a month, better than 87% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 76437 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76437
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76437 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,366, 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 76437's effective rate of 1.45%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 76437
76437's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 76437.
Who works in 76437, and how
Work in 76437 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 76437
76437 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 76437 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 76437, month by month
76437 sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 61, 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 | 61° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 81° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 99° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 76437
The nearest airport, Abilene Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 119 miles away.
The best schools in and around 76437
Schools across 76437 average a B+, better than 78% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cisco ElB · 47% proficient
- Cross Plains ElB− · 43% proficient
- Siebert ElB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cisco J HB+ · 50% proficient
- Eastland MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Cisco H SA · 73% proficient
- Eastland H SB · 47% proficient
- Baird H SB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76437 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76437 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 76437 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 76437
Is 76437 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76437 ranks 23,674th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on summer heat and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76437 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,237. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $63,366 median income, cost of living beats 41% of zip codes.
Is 76437 safe?
76437 is safer than 19% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $550 per resident a year.
Compare 76437 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76437. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76437 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.
76437 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76437: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76437: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76437: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76437: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76437 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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