WYLT Neighborhood Rankings · 2026

Best Neighborhoods
in Texas

Ranked by safety, schools, walkability, and value. Every verdict is based on real data — no sponsored rankings, no fluff.

25 neighborhoods reviewed
3 "Settle here" picks
20 "Good for now" picks

#1 Pick in Texas

Houston, Houston is the top-rated neighborhood in Texas — our highest verdict.

Top 25 Neighborhoods in Texas

#1

Houston

Settle here

Houston, TX

Price

$484K

Walk

57/100

Schools

7.2/10

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#2

Frisco

Settle here

Frisco, TX

Price

$640K

Walk

32/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#3

Plano

Settle here

Plano, TX

Price

$322K

Walk

10/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#4

Austin

Good for now

Austin, TX

Price

$721K

Walk

46/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#5

East Austin

Good for now

East Austin, TX

Price

$570K

Walk

53/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#6

South Congress

Good for now

South Congress, TX

Price

$721K

Walk

46/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#7

Mc Kinney

Good for now

Mc Kinney, TX

Price

$379K

Walk

22/100

Schools

7.5/10

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#8

Cherrywood

Good for now

Cherrywood, TX

Price

$623K

Walk

39/100

Schools

7.4/10

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#9

Sugar Land

Good for now

Sugar Land, TX

Price

$368K

Walk

20/100

Schools

7/10

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#10

Hyde Park

Good for now

Hyde Park, TX

Price

$627K

Walk

34/100

Schools

7.4/10

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#11

Dallas

Good for now

Dallas, TX

Price

$435K

Walk

38/100

Schools

7.1/10

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#12

Addison

Good for now

Addison, TX

Price

$415K

Walk

37/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#13

Fort Worth

Good for now

Fort Worth, TX

Price

$325K

Walk

37/100

Schools

6.8/10

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#14

Austin

Good for now

Austin, TX

Price

$720K

Walk

27/100

Schools

7.5/10

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#15

Plano

Good for now

Plano, TX

Price

$360K

Walk

25/100

Schools

7.5/10

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#16

Irving

Good for now

Irving, TX

Price

$235K

Walk

22/100

Schools

6.8/10

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#17

Pearland

Good for now

Pearland, TX

Price

$289K

Walk

20/100

Schools

7/10

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#18

Austin

Good for now

Austin, TX

Price

$456K

Walk

13/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#19

Mesquite

Good for now

Mesquite, TX

Price

$185K

Walk

16/100

Schools

7/10

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#20

Austin

Think twice

Austin, TX

Price

$610K

Walk

85/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#21

Dallas

Good for now

Dallas, TX

Price

$650K

Schools

7.1/10

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#22

Irving

Good for now

Irving, TX

Price

$203K

Schools

6.8/10

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#23

Grand Prairie

Good for now

Grand Prairie, TX

Price

$195K

Walk

2/100

Schools

6.5/10

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#24

Bellaire

Think twice

Bellaire, TX

Price

$957K

Walk

21/100

Schools

7.3/10

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#25

Houston

Good for now

Houston, TX

Price

$345K

Walk

24/100

Schools

7.2/10

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How we rank neighborhoods in Texas

Every neighborhood on this list was evaluated using real data across four dimensions: safety (violent and property crime risk), schools (rating out of 10), walkability (Walk Score out of 100), and home prices relative to the Texas average. Our scoring model weighs each factor equally and assigns one of four plain-English verdicts — from "Settle here" (our highest rating) to "Hard pass" — so you know exactly where each place stands without having to decode letter grades.

Rankings are updated as new reports are generated. All data is sourced from public records, national databases, and our AI-assisted analysis. Click any neighborhood to read its full report.

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