Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Grapevine grades B overall, 121st of 640 graded towns in Texas. It has 35 miles of trail. Its public schools beat 89% of Texas towns on state tests and graduation and it is healthier than 88% of U.S. towns. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $549K for a typical one and 6.1 times the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. 23% of the land in Grapevine is conserved, where Texas’ towns sit at 1.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Grapevine has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Grapevine Commercial Historic District and Grapevine Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase).
Where Grapevine beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Timberline El | PK–5 | 593 |
| Heritage El | PK–5 | 538 |
| Grapevine El | PK–5 | 533 |
Census counts: 199 in 1880, 50,631 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 5 maps from 1931 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Grapevine is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grapevine. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
12 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
13 mi Stadium & arenaChoctaw StadiumAT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0 · Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags Over Texas: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Choctaw Stadium: KENGRIFFEY24FAN, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grapevine, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Grapevine.
Grapevine has schools in the top 5% of Texas and draws workers from Fort Worth and beyond, but it reports more crime than Euless and its other graded neighbors.
At 6.1 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home (about $549K) costs more against local pay than in 90% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. Values rose 2.4% in the past year while the Texas typical home fell 1.5%.
Grapevine’s median rent is $1,863 a month, above both Texas’ towns ($1,206 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 53% of Grapevine households own their home. The typical Grapevine home is worth about $549,000, 85% above the Texas typical home.
| Grapevine | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,863 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 53% | 69% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 45% | 51% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A ranks #29 of the 642 Texas towns we grade for schools. Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $549K.
Its public schools are run by Grapevine-Colleyville ISD. Three of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Timbers MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 820 | A |
| Grapevine H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,624 | A |
| Heritage ElTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 538 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #8 of 642 in Texas.
Grapevine’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Lake View Park, 218 acres with 2.6 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Horseshoe Trails Park | 5.7 mi | 206 |
| 2. Lake View Park | 2.6 mi | 218 |
| 3. Meadowmere Park | 2 mi | 196 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
81,193 jobs are based in Grapevine, 3.1 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Grapevine for work: only 14% work in town. The median household income in Grapevine is $111,000. Since 2013, Grapevine has added 18,144 jobs, to 81,193 in 2023.
| Grapevine | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Median household income | $111,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Texas is food insecurity: 10.6% of its 39,993 adults worry about having enough food, against 19.3% statewide.
11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Grapevine. Grapevine beats the Texas average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of adults have high blood pressure in Grapevine.
| Grapevine | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Grapevine | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 19.3% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.1% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.3% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Each of the 6 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Euless (C) to Colleyville (A). Reported crimes fell from 1,354 to 938 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Dallas Ft Worth Ap weather station records that about 106 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 95.7°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.8°.
Grapevine has mild winters and hot summers. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Grapevine | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 47 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Grapevine.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
10 within 15 miles of the center of Grapevine
About 4 of every 100 Grapevine residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
22.8% of the town is conserved land, across 35 parks and preserves.
6 places in Grapevine on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in Grapevine.
City in Texas, United States
Grapevine is a city located in northeast Tarrant County, Texas, United States, with minor portions extending into Dallas and Denton counties. Its population was 50,631 in the 2020 census, up from 46,334 in the 2010 census. The city is located in the Mid-Cities suburban region between Dallas and Fort Worth and includes a larger portion of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport than other cities. The city is adjacent to Grapevine Lake, a large reservoir impounded by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1952 that serves as a source of water and a recreational area.
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6 towns share a border with Grapevine.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grapevine | #121 | B | D | C | A | A |
| Southlake | #6 | A | D | B+ | A+ | A+ |
| Colleyville | #2 | A+ | D | A | A | A+ |
| Lewisville | #194 | B− | D | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Flower Mound | #22 | A− | D | A− | A− | A |
| Euless | #201 | B− | D | C | A | B+ |
| Coppell | #17 | A | D | B+ | A+ | A+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Grapevine grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #121 of 640 in Texas. It grades A for health, C for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
11 notable people were born here, including Mckenna Grace and Annie Ilonzeh.
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