Best PlacesArgyle, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Argyle, 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.
Argyle ranks 52nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Argyle
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.
Argyle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Argyle ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 99% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of cities
- Household income$178,727 median, better than 97% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of cities
Where Argyle ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Short commute31.4 minutes each way, better than only 17% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 22% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Argyle
A household needs to earn about $175,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Argyle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $178,727, 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 Argyle's effective rate of 1.58%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Argyle
Argyle runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Argyle.
Who works in Argyle, and how
Work in Argyle centers on finance & insurance and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Argyle
Argyle has more parkland per resident than 89% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Argyle and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Argyle, month by month
Argyle sees roughly 119 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 Argyle
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 16 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 Argyle
Schools across Argyle average an A, better than 91% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Ep Rayzor ElA · 65% proficient
- Argyle WestA · 64% proficient
- Heritage ElA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stem Academy At Clayton Downing MiddleA+ · 76% proficient
- Argyle MiddleA+ · 71% proficient
- Medlin MiddleA+ · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- Argyle H SA+ · 82% proficient
- Marcus H SA · 79% proficient
- Byron Nelson H SA · 72% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Argyle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Argyle 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 Argyle against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Argyle suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 99% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 29% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 70% of cities, health care access beats 65%, and it is quieter than 75%.
Common questions about living in Argyle
Is Argyle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Argyle ranks 52nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a strong job market, and a stable housing market, and lowest on walkability and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Argyle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $605,823. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $178,727 median income, cost of living beats 99% of cities.
Is Argyle safe?
Yes, Argyle is safer than 83% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $259 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Argyle?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 33. That works out to about 119 pleasant days a year, more than 70% of cities.
Is Argyle good for families?
Schools beat 91% of cities, crime safety beats 83%, and childcare runs $863 a month.
Compare Argyle with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Argyle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Argyle 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.
Argyle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Argyle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Argyle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Argyle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Argyle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Argyle 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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