Best PlacesEast Point, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Point, 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.
East Point ranks 30,821st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East Point
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.
East Point's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Point ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap childcare$574 a month, better than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where East Point ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Point
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Point home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $61,567; 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 East Point's effective rate of 0.79%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in East Point
East Point runs older than the country, 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 East Point.
Who works in East Point, and how
Work in East Point centers on hospitality & food and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in East Point
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Point.
What the weather is like in East Point, month by month
East Point sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of East Point
The nearest airport, Tyler Pounds Regional, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Point
Schools across East Point average a B−, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Harmony ElB · 48% proficient
- Harmony IntB · 45% proficient
- Quitman ElC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Quitman J HB · 44% proficient
- Winnsboro J HB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Winnsboro H SA− · 62% proficient
- Harmony H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Quitman H SB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Point school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Point 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 East Point against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Point
Is East Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Point ranks 30,821st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, quiet, and low disaster risk, and lowest on summer heat and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Point expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $238,425. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $61,567 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is East Point safe?
Yes, East Point is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
Compare East Point with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Point. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Point 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.
East Point detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Point: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Point: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Point: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Point: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Point 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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