Best PlacesDodd City, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dodd City, 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.
Dodd City ranks 6,010th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Dodd City
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.
Dodd City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dodd City ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 146 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
- Household income$107,272 median, better than 89% of towns
Where Dodd City ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 24% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 28% of towns
- Short commute30.2 minutes each way, better than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dodd City
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dodd City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $107,272, 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 Dodd City's effective rate of 1.05%, 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 Dodd City
Dodd City runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dodd City.
Who works in Dodd City, and how
Work in Dodd City centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Dodd City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dodd City.
What the weather is like in Dodd City, month by month
Dodd City sees roughly 146 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Dodd City
Dallas Love Field sits about 67 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 8.2 million passengers in 2025, with 91 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Dodd City
Schools across Dodd City average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Honey Grove ElB+ · 55% proficient
- Sam Rayburn ElB− · 40% proficient
- Finley-oates ElD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rather L HB+ · 47% proficient
- Honey Grove MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Honey Grove H SB · 47% proficient
- Bonham H SC+ · 38% proficient
- Rayburn H SC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dodd City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dodd City 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 Dodd City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dodd City
Is Dodd City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dodd City ranks 6,010th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, what local pay buys, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dodd City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,772. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $107,272 median income, cost of living beats 95% of towns.
Is Dodd City safe?
Dodd City is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $366 per resident a year.
Compare Dodd City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dodd City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dodd City 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.
Dodd City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dodd City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dodd City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dodd City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dodd City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dodd City 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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