Best PlacesGraford, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Graford, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Graford ranks 26,818th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Graford
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.
Graford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Graford ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 156 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 81% of towns
Where Graford ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute40.4 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Graford
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Graford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $81,174; 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 Graford's effective rate of 0.94%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Graford
Graford 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 Graford.
Who works in Graford, and how
Work in Graford centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Graford
Graford has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Graford and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Graford, month by month
Graford sees roughly 156 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 43° | 32° |
| April | 79° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 66° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Graford
The nearest airport, Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Municipal, is about 74 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around Graford
Schools across Graford average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Palo Pinto ElA− · 58% proficient
- Graham ElC+ · 39% proficient
- Jacksboro ElC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jacksboro MiddleB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Jacksboro H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Perrin H SC · 33% proficient
- Mineral Wells H SC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Graford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Graford 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 Graford against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Graford
Is Graford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Graford ranks 26,818th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and quiet, and lowest on summer heat and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Graford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $315,774. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $81,174 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Graford safe?
Graford is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $412 per resident a year.
Compare Graford with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Graford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Graford 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.
Graford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Graford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Graford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Graford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Graford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Graford 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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