Best PlacesSouthwest Carrollton, Carrollton, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton, 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.
Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton ranks 2,461st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on a stable housing market, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton
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.
Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 198 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $83,592, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton
Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton.
Who works in Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton, and how
Work in Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton
Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton, month by month
Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton sees roughly 198 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 47° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 66° | 58° |
| July | 96° | 86° | 78° |
| October | 80° | 70° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton
Dallas Love Field sits about 8 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 Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton
Schools across Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton average a C−, better than 30% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Country Place ElC+ · 37% proficient
- Jerry R Junkins ElC · 33% proficient
- George Herbert Walker Bush ElC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Perry MiddleC+ · 39% proficient
- Polk MiddleC · 32% proficient
- Field MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Turner H SC · 31% proficient
- W T White H SC− · 30% proficient
- Smith H SC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton 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 Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton
Is Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton ranks 2,461st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state finances, and low taxes, and lowest on walkability and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $369,246. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $83,592 median income, cost of living beats 69% of neighborhoods.
Is Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton safe?
Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton is safer than 42% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $583 per resident a year.
Compare Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton 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.
Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton 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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