Best PlacesDeCordova, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around DeCordova, 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.
DeCordova ranks 3,212th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in DeCordova
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.
DeCordova's strengths and weaknesses
Where DeCordova ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
Where DeCordova ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of towns
- Short commute33.9 minutes each way, better than only 17% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in DeCordova
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median DeCordova home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,712, 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 DeCordova's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in DeCordova
DeCordova runs older 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 DeCordova.
Who works in DeCordova, and how
Work in DeCordova centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in DeCordova
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across DeCordova.
What the weather is like in DeCordova, month by month
DeCordova sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 45° | 35° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 98° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of DeCordova
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 50 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 DeCordova
Schools across DeCordova average a B+, better than 75% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Acton ElB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Acton MiddleA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Granbury H SB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every DeCordova school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
DeCordova 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 DeCordova against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in DeCordova
Is DeCordova a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, DeCordova ranks 3,212th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, low crime, and health care access, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is DeCordova expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $352,988. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $105,712 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is DeCordova safe?
Yes, DeCordova is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $174 per resident a year.
Compare DeCordova with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to DeCordova. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in DeCordova 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.
DeCordova detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for DeCordova: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in DeCordova: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of DeCordova: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in DeCordova: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
DeCordova 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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