Best Places76522, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76522, 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.
76522 ranks 13,387th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 76522
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.
76522's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76522 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$614 a month, better than 84% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 76522 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76522
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76522 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,124, 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 76522's effective rate of 1.18%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 76522
76522 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 76522.
Who works in 76522, and how
Work in 76522 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 76522
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 76522.
What the weather is like in 76522, month by month
76522 sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of 76522
The nearest airport, Robert Gray AAF, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around 76522
Schools across 76522 average a B−, better than 54% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- House Creek ElB · 50% proficient
- C R Clements/hollie Parsons ElB · 46% proficient
- Martin Walker ElB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lampasas MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Copperas Cove J HB · 44% proficient
- S C Lee J HB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Lampasas H SB+ · 54% proficient
- Gatesville H SB− · 44% proficient
- Copperas Cove H SC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76522 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76522 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 76522 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 76522 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 76522
Is 76522 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76522 ranks 13,387th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on thin health care access and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76522 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,353. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $76,124 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 76522 safe?
76522 is safer than 50% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $395 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 76522?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 39. That works out to about 84 pleasant days a year, more than 50% of zip codes.
Is 76522 good for families?
Schools beat 54% of zip codes, crime safety beats 50%, and childcare runs $614 a month.
Compare 76522 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76522. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76522 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.
76522 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76522: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76522: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76522: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76522: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76522 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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