Best PlacesGrapevine, AR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grapevine, 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.
Grapevine ranks 24,825th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Grapevine
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.
Grapevine's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grapevine ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 85% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 77% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 73% of towns
Where Grapevine ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Grapevine
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grapevine home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,517, 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 Grapevine's effective rate of 0.53%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Grapevine
Grapevine 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 Grapevine.
Who works in Grapevine, and how
Work in Grapevine centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Grapevine
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Grapevine.
What the weather is like in Grapevine, month by month
Grapevine sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 43° | 35° |
| April | 75° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Grapevine
The nearest airport, Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 146 miles away.
The best schools in and around Grapevine
Schools across Grapevine average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rison Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Malvern Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- L. L. Owen Elementary SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sheridan Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Malvern Junior High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Watson Chapel Jr. High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Rison High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Sheridan High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Malvern High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grapevine school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grapevine 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 Grapevine against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Grapevine
Is Grapevine a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grapevine ranks 24,825th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, state finances, and a stable housing market, and lowest on civic engagement and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grapevine expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $91,644. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $82,517 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Grapevine safe?
Yes, Grapevine is safer than 65% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $382 per resident a year.
Compare Grapevine with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grapevine. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grapevine 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.
Grapevine detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grapevine: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grapevine: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grapevine: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grapevine: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grapevine 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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