Best PlacesBear Creek, Irving, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bear Creek, Irving, 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.
Bear Creek, Irving ranks 5,220th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Civic engagement pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Bear Creek, Irving
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.
Bear Creek, Irving's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bear Creek, Irving ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$883 a month, better than 78% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
Where Bear Creek, Irving ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bear Creek, Irving
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bear Creek, Irving home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,336, 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 Bear Creek, Irving's effective rate of 1.24%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bear Creek, Irving
Bear Creek, Irving runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bear Creek, Irving.
Who works in Bear Creek, Irving, and how
Work in Bear Creek, Irving centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Bear Creek, Irving
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bear Creek, Irving.
What the weather is like in Bear Creek, Irving, month by month
Bear Creek, Irving sees roughly 106 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 61, 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 | 61° | 47° | 35° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 54° |
| July | 98° | 87° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Bear Creek, Irving
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 6 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 Bear Creek, Irving
Schools across Bear Creek, Irving average a D+, better than 18% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- John W And Margie Stipes ElD · 19% proficient
- Hanes ElD · 17% proficient
- Davis ElD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lady Bird Johnson MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
- Crockett MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Nimitz H SC · 31% proficient
- Irving H SC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bear Creek, Irving school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bear Creek, Irving 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 Bear Creek, Irving against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bear Creek, Irving
Is Bear Creek, Irving a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bear Creek, Irving ranks 5,220th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on civic engagement 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 Bear Creek, Irving expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $163,993. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $55,336 median income, cost of living beats 24% of neighborhoods.
Is Bear Creek, Irving safe?
Bear Creek, Irving is safer than 31% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $687 per resident a year.
Compare Bear Creek, Irving with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bear Creek, Irving. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bear Creek, Irving 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.
Bear Creek, Irving detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bear Creek, Irving: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bear Creek, Irving: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bear Creek, Irving: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bear Creek, Irving: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bear Creek, Irving 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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