Best PlacesSoutheast Arlington, Arlington, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Southeast Arlington, Arlington, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Southeast Arlington, Arlington ranks 2,464th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Transit pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Southeast Arlington, Arlington
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.
Southeast Arlington, Arlington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Southeast Arlington, Arlington ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$907 a month, better than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Southeast Arlington, Arlington ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Short commute29.0 minutes each way, better than only 23% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Southeast Arlington, Arlington
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Southeast Arlington, Arlington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,905, 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 Southeast Arlington, Arlington's effective rate of 1.60%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Southeast Arlington, Arlington
Southeast Arlington, Arlington 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 Southeast Arlington, Arlington.
Who works in Southeast Arlington, Arlington, and how
Work in Southeast Arlington, Arlington centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Southeast Arlington, Arlington
Southeast Arlington, Arlington has more parkland per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Southeast Arlington, Arlington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Southeast Arlington, Arlington, month by month
Southeast Arlington, Arlington sees roughly 129 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 60, 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 | 60° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 98° | 87° | 76° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Southeast Arlington, Arlington
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 18 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 Southeast Arlington, Arlington
Schools across Southeast Arlington, Arlington average a B−, better than 72% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Judy Miller ElB− · 43% proficient
- D P Morris ElC− · 30% proficient
- Jones Fine Arts / Dual Language AcademyC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mary Orr IntB · 46% proficient
- Asa E Low Jr IntB · 45% proficient
- Ousley J HB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Arlington Collegiate H SA · 73% proficient
- Mansfield Summit H SB · 47% proficient
- Seguin H SB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Southeast Arlington, Arlington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Southeast Arlington, Arlington 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 Southeast Arlington, Arlington against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Southeast Arlington, Arlington suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 66% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 77%.
Common questions about living in Southeast Arlington, Arlington
Is Southeast Arlington, Arlington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Southeast Arlington, Arlington ranks 2,464th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and few empty homes, and lowest on transit and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Southeast Arlington, Arlington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,372. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $91,905 median income, cost of living beats 70% of neighborhoods.
Is Southeast Arlington, Arlington safe?
Yes, Southeast Arlington, Arlington is safer than 74% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $393 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Southeast Arlington, Arlington?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 37. That works out to about 129 pleasant days a year, more than 66% of neighborhoods.
Is Southeast Arlington, Arlington good for families?
Schools beat 72% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 74%, and childcare runs $907 a month.
Compare Southeast Arlington, Arlington with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Southeast Arlington, Arlington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Southeast Arlington, Arlington 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.
Southeast Arlington, Arlington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Southeast Arlington, Arlington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Southeast Arlington, Arlington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Southeast Arlington, Arlington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Southeast Arlington, Arlington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Southeast Arlington, Arlington 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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