Best PlacesFerris, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ferris, 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.
Ferris ranks 26,964th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ferris
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.
Ferris' strengths and weaknesses
Where Ferris ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of towns
Where Ferris ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of towns
- Short commute33.7 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ferris
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ferris home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,780, 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 Ferris' effective rate of 0.96%, 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 Ferris
Ferris'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 Ferris.
Who works in Ferris, and how
Work in Ferris centers on construction and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Ferris
Ferris has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Ferris and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ferris, month by month
Ferris sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Ferris
Dallas Love Field sits about 25 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 Ferris
Schools across Ferris average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Nola Kathryn Wilson ElB− · 40% proficient
- Palmer ElC · 35% proficient
- Lucy Mae Mcdonald ElC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Palmer MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Crandall MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- D A Hulcy Steam MiddleC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate AcademyA− · 60% proficient
- Palmer H SB+ · 58% proficient
- Barack Obama Male Leadership Acad At A Maceo SmithB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ferris school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ferris 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 Ferris against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ferris
Is Ferris a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ferris ranks 26,964th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low taxes, and big-city access, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ferris expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $241,374. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $82,780 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Ferris safe?
Ferris is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $557 per resident a year.
Compare Ferris with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ferris. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ferris 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.
Ferris detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ferris: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ferris: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ferris: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ferris: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ferris 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.