Best PlacesNorth Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie, 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 Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie ranks 2,423rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Biking pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie
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 Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$883 a month, better than 78% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 141 pleasant days a year, better than 72% of neighborhoods
Where North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Short commute28.0 minutes each way, better than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $103,005, 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 North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie's effective rate of 1.75%, 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 Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie
North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie 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 North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie.
Who works in North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie, and how
Work in North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie.
What the weather is like in North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie, month by month
North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 47° | 39° |
| April | 76° | 66° | 57° |
| July | 96° | 86° | 77° |
| October | 80° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie
Dallas Love Field sits about 16 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 North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie
Schools across North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie average a C, better than 38% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Cedar Hill Collegiate PrepB · 47% proficient
- Garner Fine Arts AcademyC+ · 36% proficient
- Florence Hill ElC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cedar Hill Collegiate AcademyB+ · 52% proficient
- Ronald W Reagan MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Harry S Truman MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- South Grand Prairie H SC · 32% proficient
- Cedar Hill H SC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie 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 Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie
Is North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie ranks 2,423rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on biking and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $329,686. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $103,005 median income, cost of living beats 82% of neighborhoods.
Is North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie safe?
Yes, North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie is safer than 70% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $409 per resident a year.
Compare North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie 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 Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie 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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