Best PlacesMonica Park, Garland, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Monica Park, Garland, 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.
Monica Park, Garland ranks 5,223rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Monica Park, Garland
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.
Monica Park, Garland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Monica Park, Garland ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$883 a month, better than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Monica Park, Garland ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Short commute32.3 minutes each way, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Monica Park, Garland
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Monica Park, Garland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,780, 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 Monica Park, Garland's effective rate of 1.09%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Monica Park, Garland
Monica Park, Garland runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Monica Park, Garland.
Who works in Monica Park, Garland, and how
Work in Monica Park, Garland centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 0%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Monica Park, Garland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Monica Park, Garland.
What the weather is like in Monica Park, Garland, month by month
Monica Park, Garland sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 57, 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 | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Monica Park, Garland
Dallas Love Field sits about 13 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 8.2 million passengers in 2025, with 91 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Monica Park, Garland
Schools across Monica Park, Garland average a B−, better than 61% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Watson Technology CenterB · 49% proficient
- Keeley ElC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vernon Schrade MiddleC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Sachse H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Monica Park, Garland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Monica Park, Garland 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 Monica Park, Garland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Monica Park, Garland
Is Monica Park, Garland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Monica Park, Garland ranks 5,223rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, a stable housing market, and state finances, 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 Monica Park, Garland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,521. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $56,780 median income, cost of living beats 20% of neighborhoods.
Is Monica Park, Garland safe?
Monica Park, Garland is safer than 43% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $560 per resident a year.
Compare Monica Park, Garland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Monica Park, Garland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Monica Park, Garland 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.
Monica Park, Garland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Monica Park, Garland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Monica Park, Garland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Monica Park, Garland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Monica Park, Garland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Monica Park, Garland 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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