Best PlacesGranbury, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Granbury, 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.
Granbury ranks 1,171st of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Granbury
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.
Granbury's strengths and weaknesses
Where Granbury ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 91% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 139 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of cities
Where Granbury ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 6% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 9% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Granbury
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Granbury home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $86,562; 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 Granbury's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Granbury
Granbury runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Granbury.
Who works in Granbury, and how
Work in Granbury centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Granbury
Granbury has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of cities and more parkland per resident than 86% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Granbury and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Granbury, month by month
Granbury sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 45° | 35° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 98° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Granbury
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 53 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 41.3 million passengers in 2025, with 289 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Granbury
Schools across Granbury average a B, better than 64% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Oak Woods SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Acton ElB · 49% proficient
- Mambrino SchoolB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Acton MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Glen Rose J H SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Hall MiddleB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Glen Rose H SA− · 65% proficient
- Premier H S Of GranburyB+ · 58% proficient
- Granbury H SB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Granbury school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Granbury 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 Granbury against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Granbury suits
Common questions about living in Granbury
Is Granbury a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Granbury ranks 1,171st of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on quiet, a strong job market, and low taxes, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Granbury expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $329,481. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $86,562 median income, cost of living beats 52% of cities.
Is Granbury safe?
Yes, Granbury is safer than 58% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $345 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Granbury?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 35. That works out to about 139 pleasant days a year, more than 79% of cities.
Is Granbury good for families?
Schools beat 64% of cities, crime safety beats 58%, and childcare runs $863 a month.
Compare Granbury with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Granbury. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Granbury 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.
Granbury detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Granbury: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Granbury: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Granbury: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Granbury: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Granbury 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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