Best PlacesNorth Richland Hills, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Richland Hills, 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.
North Richland Hills ranks 697th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on low taxes, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Richland Hills
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.
North Richland Hills' strengths and weaknesses
Where North Richland Hills ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 85% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of cities
Where North Richland Hills ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 28% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in North Richland Hills
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Richland Hills home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $103,790; 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 North Richland Hills' effective rate of 1.55%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Richland Hills
North Richland Hills's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Richland Hills.
Who works in North Richland Hills, and how
Work in North Richland Hills 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 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in North Richland Hills
North Richland Hills has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of cities and more parkland per resident than 89% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of North Richland Hills and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Richland Hills, month by month
North Richland Hills sees roughly 128 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 North Richland Hills
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 11 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 North Richland Hills
Schools across North Richland Hills average a B+, better than 72% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Green Valley ElA · 72% proficient
- Liberty ElA · 65% proficient
- North Ridge ElA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Smithfield MiddleA+ · 71% proficient
- Bedford J HA · 62% proficient
- Indian Springs MiddleA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Keller H SA · 78% proficient
- Birdville H SA · 68% proficient
- Richland H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Richland Hills school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Richland Hills 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 North Richland Hills against the other 2,097 cities.
Who North Richland Hills suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 73% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in North Richland Hills
Is North Richland Hills a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Richland Hills ranks 697th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low taxes, state finances, and a strong job market, and lowest on summer heat and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Richland Hills expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $362,909. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $103,790 median income, cost of living beats 73% of cities.
Is North Richland Hills safe?
North Richland Hills is safer than 46% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $365 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in North Richland Hills?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 37. That works out to about 128 pleasant days a year, more than 74% of cities.
Is North Richland Hills good for families?
Schools beat 72% of cities, crime safety beats 46%, and childcare runs $907 a month.
Compare North Richland Hills with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Richland Hills. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Richland Hills 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.
North Richland Hills detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Richland Hills: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Richland Hills: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Richland Hills: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Richland Hills: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Richland Hills 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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