76701 · Waco, TX

In Waco

Crime — about the national average · 2022
Typical home
$304,826
School quality
32
Below average

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
Typical home value by ZIP
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Zillow ZHVI · relative within district

Homes for sale in 76701 — tap a price to see the home. The shaded area is the ZIP.

Area safety
423violent crimes / 100k
About the national average(US avg 387)

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.

School district
32
Waco
Below average · open the district →

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.

Dependents
Monthly housing budget
$1,755
$1,755 BAH
Buys a home up to
$277,660
0-down VA loan, ~6.5%, 30-yr · P&I only
Typical home here is $304,826budget covers 91%

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.

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Homes for sale in 76701

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