Best PlacesThe Ws, The Colony, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around The Ws, The Colony, 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.
The Ws, The Colony ranks 1,274th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in The Ws, The Colony
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.
The Ws, The Colony's strengths and weaknesses
Where The Ws, The Colony ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where The Ws, The Colony ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in The Ws, The Colony
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median The Ws, The Colony home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $128,556, 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 The Ws, The Colony'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 The Ws, The Colony
The Ws, The Colony's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 The Ws, The Colony.
Who works in The Ws, The Colony, and how
Work in The Ws, The Colony centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in The Ws, The Colony
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across The Ws, The Colony.
What the weather is like in The Ws, The Colony, month by month
The Ws, The Colony 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 The Ws, The Colony
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 16 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 The Ws, The Colony
Schools across The Ws, The Colony average a C+, better than 57% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Tom Hicks ElB+ · 51% proficient
- Morningside ElB− · 43% proficient
- Ethridge ElB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Arbor Creek MiddleA− · 56% proficient
- Griffin MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Lakeview MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Hebron H SA · 67% proficient
- The Colony H SB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every The Ws, The Colony school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
The Ws, The Colony 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 The Ws, The Colony against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in The Ws, The Colony
Is The Ws, The Colony a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, The Ws, The Colony ranks 1,274th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and what local pay buys, and lowest on transit and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is The Ws, The Colony expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $312,429. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $128,556 median income, cost of living beats 90% of neighborhoods.
Is The Ws, The Colony safe?
Yes, The Ws, The Colony is safer than 68% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $407 per resident a year.
Compare The Ws, The Colony with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to The Ws, The Colony. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in The Ws, The Colony 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.
The Ws, The Colony detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for The Ws, The Colony: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in The Ws, The Colony: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of The Ws, The Colony: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in The Ws, The Colony: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
The Ws, The Colony 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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