Best PlacesHaltom City, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Haltom City, 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.
Haltom City ranks 1,725th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. Civic engagement pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Haltom City
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.
Haltom City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Haltom City ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 79% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 131 pleasant days a year, better than 76% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 72% of cities
Where Haltom City ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 15% of cities
- Household income$65,705 median, better than only 16% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Haltom City
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Haltom City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $65,705; 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 Haltom City's effective rate of 1.41%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Haltom City
Haltom City runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Haltom City.
Who works in Haltom City, and how
Work in Haltom City centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Haltom City
Haltom City has more parkland per resident than 87% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Haltom City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Haltom City, month by month
Haltom City sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 97° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Haltom City
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 15 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 Haltom City
Schools across Haltom City average a C+, better than 34% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Snow Heights ElB · 45% proficient
- John D Spicer ElC+ · 38% proficient
- Alliene Mullendore ElC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Richland MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Ed Willkie MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Fossil Hill MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Birdville H SA · 68% proficient
- Richland H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Fossil Ridge H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Haltom City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Haltom City 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 Haltom City against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Haltom City suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Haltom City
Is Haltom City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Haltom City ranks 1,725th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low taxes, state finances, and cell coverage, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Haltom City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $239,315. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $65,705 median income, cost of living beats 18% of cities.
Is Haltom City safe?
Haltom City is safer than 26% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $445 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Haltom City?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 37. That works out to about 131 pleasant days a year, more than 76% of cities.
Is Haltom City good for families?
Schools beat 34% of cities, crime safety beats 26%, and childcare runs $907 a month.
Compare Haltom City with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Haltom City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Haltom City 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.
Haltom City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Haltom City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Haltom City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Haltom City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Haltom City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Haltom City 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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