Best PlacesCoppell, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Coppell, 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.
Coppell ranks 103rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Coppell
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.
Coppell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coppell ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 94% of cities
- Household income$152,852 median, better than 92% of cities
Where Coppell ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 28% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 31% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 31% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Coppell
A household needs to earn about $166,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coppell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $152,852; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Coppell's effective rate of 1.76%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Coppell
Coppell's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Coppell.
Who works in Coppell, and how
Work in Coppell centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Coppell
Coppell has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of cities and more parkland per resident than 87% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Coppell and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Coppell, month by month
Coppell sees roughly 107 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 Coppell
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 Coppell
Schools across Coppell average an A−, better than 91% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Denton Creek ElA · 66% proficient
- Lakeside ElA · 65% proficient
- Richard J Lee ElA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Coppell Middle EastA+ · 81% proficient
- Coppell Middle WestA+ · 75% proficient
- Coppell Middle NorthA+ · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- New Tech H S At CoppellA+ · 80% proficient
- Coppell H SA · 79% proficient
- Ranchview H SB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coppell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coppell 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 Coppell against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Coppell suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 97% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 32% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 64% of cities, health care access beats 60%, and it is quieter than 57%.
Common questions about living in Coppell
Is Coppell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coppell ranks 103rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on population health, what local pay buys, and an educated workforce, and lowest on property taxes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Coppell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $559,764. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $152,852 median income, cost of living beats 97% of cities.
Is Coppell safe?
Coppell is safer than 37% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $398 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Coppell?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 35. That works out to about 107 pleasant days a year, more than 64% of cities.
Is Coppell good for families?
Schools beat 91% of cities, crime safety beats 37%, and childcare runs $882 a month.
Compare Coppell with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coppell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coppell 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.
Coppell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coppell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coppell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coppell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coppell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coppell 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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