Best PlacesHolly Lake Ranch, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Holly Lake Ranch, 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.
Holly Lake Ranch ranks 24,606th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Holly Lake Ranch
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.
Holly Lake Ranch's strengths and weaknesses
Where Holly Lake Ranch ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap childcare$574 a month, better than 81% of towns
Where Holly Lake Ranch ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Holly Lake Ranch
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Holly Lake Ranch home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $69,834, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Holly Lake Ranch's effective rate of 1.13%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Holly Lake Ranch
Holly Lake Ranch 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 Holly Lake Ranch.
Who works in Holly Lake Ranch, and how
Work in Holly Lake Ranch centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Holly Lake Ranch
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Holly Lake Ranch.
What the weather is like in Holly Lake Ranch, month by month
Holly Lake Ranch sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 78° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Holly Lake Ranch
The nearest airport, Tyler Pounds Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Holly Lake Ranch
Schools across Holly Lake Ranch average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Harmony ElB · 48% proficient
- Harmony IntB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Harmony H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Holly Lake Ranch school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Holly Lake Ranch 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 Holly Lake Ranch against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Holly Lake Ranch
Is Holly Lake Ranch a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Holly Lake Ranch ranks 24,606th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, low disaster risk, and health care access, and lowest on summer heat and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Holly Lake Ranch expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $289,414. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $69,834 median income, cost of living beats 53% of towns.
Is Holly Lake Ranch safe?
Holly Lake Ranch is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $370 per resident a year.
Compare Holly Lake Ranch with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Holly Lake Ranch. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Holly Lake Ranch 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.
Holly Lake Ranch detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Holly Lake Ranch: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Holly Lake Ranch: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Holly Lake Ranch: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Holly Lake Ranch: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Holly Lake Ranch 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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