Best PlacesEldorado Heights, McKinney, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eldorado Heights, McKinney, 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.
Eldorado Heights, McKinney ranks 582nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Eldorado Heights, McKinney
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.
Eldorado Heights, McKinney's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eldorado Heights, McKinney ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Eldorado Heights, McKinney ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Short commute33.9 minutes each way, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Eldorado Heights, McKinney
A household needs to earn about $113,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eldorado Heights, McKinney home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $135,356, 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 Eldorado Heights, McKinney's effective rate of 1.54%, 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 Eldorado Heights, McKinney
Eldorado Heights, McKinney's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Eldorado Heights, McKinney.
Who works in Eldorado Heights, McKinney, and how
Work in Eldorado Heights, McKinney centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Eldorado Heights, McKinney
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eldorado Heights, McKinney.
What the weather is like in Eldorado Heights, McKinney, month by month
Eldorado Heights, McKinney sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 57, 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 | 57° | 45° | 35° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Eldorado Heights, McKinney
Dallas Love Field sits about 24 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 Eldorado Heights, McKinney
Schools across Eldorado Heights, McKinney average an A−, better than 87% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lois Lindsey ElA− · 57% proficient
- Reuben Johnson ElB · 46% proficient
- Jesse Mcgowen ElC+ · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Scoggins MiddleA · 61% proficient
- Leonard Evans Jr MiddleA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Mckinney Boyd H SA · 71% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eldorado Heights, McKinney school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eldorado Heights, McKinney 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 Eldorado Heights, McKinney against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Eldorado Heights, McKinney
Is Eldorado Heights, McKinney a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eldorado Heights, McKinney ranks 582nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, what local pay buys, and few empty homes, and lowest on transit and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eldorado Heights, McKinney expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $391,974. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $135,356 median income, cost of living beats 94% of neighborhoods.
Is Eldorado Heights, McKinney safe?
Yes, Eldorado Heights, McKinney is safer than 86% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
Compare Eldorado Heights, McKinney with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eldorado Heights, McKinney. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eldorado Heights, McKinney 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.
Eldorado Heights, McKinney detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eldorado Heights, McKinney: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eldorado Heights, McKinney: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eldorado Heights, McKinney: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eldorado Heights, McKinney: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eldorado Heights, McKinney 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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