Best PlacesRhome, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rhome, 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.
Rhome ranks 7,924th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rhome
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.
Rhome's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rhome ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Household income$103,400 median, better than 87% of towns
Where Rhome ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute33.0 minutes each way, better than only 20% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rhome
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rhome home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $103,400, 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 Rhome's effective rate of 1.21%, 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 Rhome
Rhome 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 Rhome.
Who works in Rhome, and how
Work in Rhome centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Rhome
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rhome.
What the weather is like in Rhome, month by month
Rhome sees roughly 132 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 Rhome
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 Rhome
Schools across Rhome average a B−, better than 63% of towns.
Top elementary schools
Top middle schools
- Gene Pike MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Chisholm Trail MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Mccarroll MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwest H SA− · 63% proficient
- Decatur H SB+ · 58% proficient
- Boyd H SB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rhome school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rhome 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 Rhome against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rhome
Is Rhome a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rhome ranks 7,924th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, fast internet, and low taxes, and lowest on tree cover 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 Rhome expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $330,830. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $103,400 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is Rhome safe?
Yes, Rhome is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $296 per resident a year.
Compare Rhome with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rhome. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rhome 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.
Rhome detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rhome: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rhome: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rhome: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rhome: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rhome 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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