76701 · Waco, TX
In Waco
- Typical home
- $304,826
- School quality
- 32
Waco's 76701 offers real urban amenities and mid-range prices, but weak school scores and no listed nearby base deserve a hard look before committing.
The good
- Full services on hand: childcare, groceries, hospitals, storage
- Typical home (~$305k) — mid-range price point worth comparing to your BAH
- County crime near the national average (2022 data)
Worth weighing
- Schools rated well below average (32/100) — verify individual school performance
- No nearest base on file — confirm your commute independently
- Crime figure is county-wide, not neighborhood-specific
- School score reflects district avg, not any single school's quality
Homes for sale in 76701 — tap a price to see the home. The shaded area is the ZIP.
County-level violent-crime rate for McLennan County, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program via County Health Rankings (2022). Crime isn't reported at the neighborhood level — this is the closest honest grain and applies to the whole county.
What your BAH buys in 76701
Typical home here is $304,826 (Zillow ZHVI).
What can your BAH buy here?
Pick your grade — the 2026 housing allowance for the WACO, TX area does the rest.
A median home runs above your budget — look to the lower-priced ZIPs on the map, or add income. Illustrative — excludes taxes, insurance & HOA; your real rate & grade move this.
Services near Waco, TX
Top-rated picks across the nine PCS essentials.
Hospitals
Pediatricians
Dentists
Homes for sale in 76701
Live listings, pulled on demand.