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Fort Worth community lands on list of top-10 friendliest American neighborhoods

South Hills is the No. 10 friendliest neighborhood in the nation.

Homebuyers and families yearn for tight-knit communities with neighbors that will look out for each other, and one Fort Worth neighborhood is getting credit for going above and beyond to fulfill that role: the friendly neighborhood of South Hills.

South Hills hits the spotlight via a new report from home improvement services website All Star Home, which named the locale the No. 10 most friendly American neighborhood.

The study determined its rankings based on how many positive Google reviews businesses received in 200 of the most-viewed city neighborhoods on Zillow in 2022.

According to the findings, 14.56 percent of Google reviews for South Hills-based businesses were described as "friendly."

The affluent Fort Worth community is situated above I-20, and is bordered by Granbury Road, West Seminary Drive, and the east side of McCart Avenue. The neighborhood is known for the beautiful Kellis Park and Stephens Park, and for its proximity to the Fort Worth Central Business District.

The South Hills Neighborhood Association hosts annual chili cook offs, pie night meetings, and other social gatherings for neighbors to get to know each other, according to the association's Facebook page.

All Star Home also took a deep dive into the friendliest well-known businesses and retailers across the U.S. Several of the chains and big-box stores that are considered the friendliest have a presence in South Hills, including the UPS Store, Starbucks, and more.

"Some trends emerged when [digging] into data for ten business types: Coffee shops, dry cleaners, and pharmacies ruled the top 10 friendliest list," the report said. "On the other hand, banks barely made it, and post offices got left off the list entirely."

Elsewhere in the report is Fort Worth's Wedgewood and Summerfields neighborhoods, which respectively ranked No. 125 and No. 153 out of a total 200 cities. Only 9.84 percent of reviews for Wedgewood-area businesses were described as "friendly," in comparison to Summerfields' 8.98 percent.

Two other Texas neighborhoods made it into the top 10 friendliest American 'hoods: Kingwood in Houston (No. 2), and South Boulevard-Park Row Historic District in Dallas (No. 5).

The top 10 friendliest American neighborhoods are:

No. 1 – Magnolia in Seattle, Washington
No. 2 – Kingwood, Texas
No. 3 – Highland in Saint Paul, Minnesota
No. 4 – Rancho Bernardo in San Diego, California
No. 5 – South Boulevard-Park Row Historic District in Dallas, Texas
No. 6 – Casas Adobes in Tuscon, Arizona
No. 7 – Mount Tabor in Portland, Oregon
No. 8 – Catalina Foothills in Tuscon, Arizona
No. 9 – Rancho Penasquitos in San Diego, California
No. 10 – South Hills in Fort Worth, Texas

The report can be found on allstarhome.com.

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These 3 Fort Worth-area ZIP codes are the most affordable for renters

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Keller's 76248 ZIP code is the third most affordable ZIP code for renters in Dallas-Fort Worth.

A recent study by financial services company CashNetUSA has revealed three Fort Worth-area ZIP codes – in Keller, Weatherford, and Roanoke – are the most affordable places in North Texas where renters can get the most bang for their buck.

To find the most affordable ZIP codes to rent in the U.S., analysts compared median household incomes by ZIP code to the average annual rent costs using the Zillow Observed Rent Index. ZIP codes where the average annual rental costs required the lowest percentage of median household income were considered the "most affordable."

Keller's 76248 ZIP code specifically stood out as the third most affordable ZIPs for renters across the Metroplex.

According to the study's findings, the average cost of a rental in Keller comes out to $1,867.24 monthly, and the median annual income of a Keller household is a little more than $149,000. Analysts then calculated that the annual rent of a home in 76248 only eats up 15.04 percent of a household's median income, which is the third-lowest in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Right behind Keller in the ranking is Weatherford's sprawling 76085 ZIP, where annual rent costs only represent 17.78 percent of a household's median annual income. The area – which stretches northeast of downtown Weatherford and is bordered by FM 51 to the west, TX-199 on the south, and S. Farm to Market Rd. 730 to the east – has a median household income of $84,339, and average rent costs add up to $1,249.50, according to the study.

Meanwhile, Roanoke's 76262 ZIP code ranked No. 5 in the metro-wide ranking of most affordable ZIPs for renters. This area also includes the North Texas suburbs of Elizabethtown, Westlake, and Trophy Club.

The median annual income for a household in 76262 comes out to $119,517, and the average rental costs $1,789.37 per month. That means annual rent payments account for 17.97 percent of a household's median income, according to the study.

There are seven other ZIPs that make up the top 10 most affordable ZIP codes for renters in Dallas-Fort Worth, including:

No. 1 – 75013 in Allen
No. 2 – 75033 in Frisco
No. 6 – 75078 in Prosper
No. 7 – 75048 in Sachse
No. 8 – 75214 in Dallas
No. 9 – 75077 in Highland Village
No. 10 – 75093 in Plano

Top ZIP codes for renters in the U.S.
CashNetUSA found the No. 1 most affordable ZIP code for renters nationwide is 66224 in Leawood, Kansas, where annual rent only takes a 10.57 percent cut out of a household's median annual income.

Elsewhere in Texas, San Antonio's 78248 ZIP ranked as the No. 4 most affordable ZIP code for renters in the U.S., and the No. 1 most affordable ZIP code statewide.

Two Houston-area ZIP codes – 77401 and 77094 – ranked No. 9 and No. 12 nationally, while Allen's 75013 ZIP code fell two spots behind to claim the No. 14 spot.

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