Best PlacesRoyse City, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Royse City, 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.
Royse City ranks 716th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Royse City
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.
Royse City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Royse City ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of cities
- QuietBetter than 95% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of cities
Where Royse City ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of cities
- Short commute36.0 minutes each way, better than only 4% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Royse City
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Royse City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $115,457, 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 Royse City's effective rate of 1.43%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Royse City
Royse City 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 Royse City.
Who works in Royse City, and how
Work in Royse City centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Royse City
Royse City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of cities and more parkland per resident than 79% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Royse City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Royse City, month by month
Royse City sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 56° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 80° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Royse City
Dallas Love Field sits about 32 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 Royse City
Schools across Royse City average a B−, better than 54% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Kathryn Griffis ElA− · 55% proficient
- Nesmith ElB+ · 51% proficient
- Miss May Vernon ElB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Maurine Cain MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Caddo Mills MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Bobby Summers MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Caddo Mills H SA · 73% proficient
- Rockwall-heath H SA− · 62% proficient
- Royse City H SB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Royse City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Royse City 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 Royse City against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Royse City suits
Families
Schools land around the 54th percentile and crime safety beats 56%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 83% of cities and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Royse City
Is Royse City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Royse City ranks 716th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on walkability and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Royse City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $367,274. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $115,457 median income, cost of living beats 83% of cities.
Is Royse City safe?
Yes, Royse City is safer than 56% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $370 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Royse City?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 38. That works out to about 107 pleasant days a year, more than 64% of cities.
Is Royse City good for families?
Schools beat 54% of cities, crime safety beats 56%, and childcare runs $863 a month.
Compare Royse City with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Royse City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Royse City 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.
Royse City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Royse City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Royse City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Royse City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Royse City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Royse City 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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