Best PlacesPecan Acres, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pecan Acres, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Pecan Acres ranks 1,656th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Pecan Acres
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.
Pecan Acres' strengths and weaknesses
Where Pecan Acres ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$169,784 median, better than 98% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of towns
Where Pecan Acres ranks low
- Short commute40.8 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pecan Acres
A household needs to earn about $162,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pecan Acres home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $169,784, 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 Pecan Acres' effective rate of 1.32%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Pecan Acres
Pecan Acres's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Pecan Acres.
Who works in Pecan Acres, and how
Work in Pecan Acres centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 33%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Pecan Acres
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pecan Acres.
What the weather is like in Pecan Acres, month by month
Pecan Acres sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 77° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 98° | 87° | 77° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Pecan Acres
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 27 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 Pecan Acres
Schools across Pecan Acres average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eagle Mountain ElB− · 41% proficient
- Liberty ElC · 35% proficient
- Seven Hills ElC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wayside MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Chisholm Trail MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Santo Forte J HC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwest H SA− · 63% proficient
- Boswell H SA− · 59% proficient
- Azle H SB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pecan Acres school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pecan Acres 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 Pecan Acres against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pecan Acres
Is Pecan Acres a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pecan Acres ranks 1,656th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a strong job market, and high incomes, and lowest on long commutes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pecan Acres expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $577,576. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $169,784 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Pecan Acres safe?
Yes, Pecan Acres is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $349 per resident a year.
Compare Pecan Acres with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pecan Acres. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pecan Acres 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.
Pecan Acres detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pecan Acres: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pecan Acres: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pecan Acres: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pecan Acres: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pecan Acres 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.
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