Best Places76701, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76701, 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.
76701 ranks 29,573rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 76701
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.
76701's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76701 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Short commute14.1 minutes each way, better than 97% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 76701 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Household income$41,572 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
Who lives in 76701
76701 runs younger than the country, 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 76701.
Who works in 76701, and how
Work in 76701 centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in 76701
76701 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 76701 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 76701, month by month
76701 sees roughly 136 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 47° | 35° |
| April | 80° | 66° | 53° |
| July | 98° | 86° | 75° |
| October | 85° | 69° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 76701
The nearest airport, Waco Regional, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around 76701
Schools across 76701 average a D, better than 7% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bell's Hill ElC · 31% proficient
- Crestview ElD · 17% proficient
- West Avenue ElD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cesar Chavez MiddleD · 22% proficient
- Indian Spring MiddleD− · 16% proficient
- G W Carver MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- University H SC+ · 36% proficient
- Waco H SD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76701 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76701 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 76701 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 76701
Is 76701 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76701 ranks 29,573rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, short commutes, and cell coverage, and lowest on crime and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76701 safe?
76701 is safer than 1% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,647 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 76701?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 35. That works out to about 136 pleasant days a year, more than 84% of zip codes.
Compare 76701 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76701. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76701 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.
76701 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76701: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76701: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76701: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76701: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76701 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.
- 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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