What it's like to live in Euless
Euless is a smaller city in Texas with crime rates well below the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Euless deals with rent well above the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and hot summers.
The good
- Low crime rates
- Highly educated workforce
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Rent well above the national average
- Air quality concerns
- Hot summers
How Euless compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Euless
Based on Euless's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,380
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $67,600 a year
- 45% of Euless renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$63,760
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $31,880
- Homes cost 3.9× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▲ 20% above US
$1,690/mo median rent
Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,690 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $318,800. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $318,800 · 45% of renters cost-burdened
Job market▼ 12% below US
3.8% unemployment
Unemployment here is 3.8%, close to the national average of 4.3%.
City-level (BLS)
Safety▼ 52% below US
159 violent crimes per 100k
Pretty safe, all things considered. Violent crime sits below the national average, nothing alarming, just ordinary city-life awareness.
Property crime 1751/100k · Euless Police Department · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
25 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 24.8 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 18% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 94°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 38°F.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▲ 11% above US
40% bachelor's degree or higher
Education levels run about average, with 40% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.
Schools
16 public schools inside the boundary
There are 16 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1, close to the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Waco Mammoth National Monument (86 miles away).
Bottom line
Euless's strongest points are crime rates well below the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($1,690/mo) equals 25% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit anyone prioritizing low crime and remote workers (18% of workers here already work from home).
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