Best PlacesRunaway Bay, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Runaway Bay, 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.
Runaway Bay ranks 9,985th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Runaway Bay
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.
Runaway Bay's strengths and weaknesses
Where Runaway Bay ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 144 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
- Household income$110,939 median, better than 90% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of towns
Where Runaway Bay ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 21% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Short commute32.1 minutes each way, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Runaway Bay
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Runaway Bay home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,939, 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 Runaway Bay's effective rate of 0.97%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Runaway Bay
Runaway Bay runs older 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 Runaway Bay.
Who works in Runaway Bay, and how
Work in Runaway Bay centers on retail trade and education. 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 Runaway Bay
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Runaway Bay.
What the weather is like in Runaway Bay, month by month
Runaway Bay sees roughly 144 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 57, 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 | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 55° |
| July | 97° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 79° | 67° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Runaway Bay
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 43 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 Runaway Bay
Schools across Runaway Bay average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Carson ElC+ · 38% proficient
- Jacksboro ElC · 35% proficient
- Bridgeport IntC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bridgeport MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Jacksboro MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Mccarroll MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Decatur H SB+ · 58% proficient
- Jacksboro H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Bridgeport H SB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Runaway Bay school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Runaway Bay 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 Runaway Bay against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Runaway Bay
Is Runaway Bay a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Runaway Bay ranks 9,985th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Runaway Bay expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $348,626. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $110,939 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is Runaway Bay safe?
Runaway Bay is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $390 per resident a year.
Compare Runaway Bay with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Runaway Bay. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Runaway Bay 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.
Runaway Bay detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Runaway Bay: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Runaway Bay: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Runaway Bay: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Runaway Bay: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Runaway Bay 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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