Best PlacesAbernathy, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Abernathy, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Abernathy ranks 11,408th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Abernathy
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Abernathy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Abernathy ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of towns
Where Abernathy ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 22% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Abernathy
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Abernathy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,122, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Abernathy's effective rate of 1.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Abernathy
Abernathy runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Abernathy.
Who works in Abernathy, and how
Work in Abernathy centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Abernathy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Abernathy.
What the weather is like in Abernathy, month by month
Abernathy sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 40° | 26° |
| April | 81° | 62° | 45° |
| July | 97° | 83° | 70° |
| October | 80° | 63° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Abernathy
The nearest airport, Lubbock Preston Smith International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 284 miles away.
The best schools in and around Abernathy
Schools across Abernathy average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Abernathy ElB · 47% proficient
- New Deal ElC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Abernathy MiddleB · 43% proficient
- New Deal MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- New Deal H SB+ · 58% proficient
- Abernathy H SB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Abernathy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Abernathy measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Abernathy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Abernathy
Is Abernathy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Abernathy ranks 11,408th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, clean air, and low taxes, and lowest on tree cover and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Abernathy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,870. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $77,122 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Abernathy safe?
Abernathy is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $434 per resident a year.
Compare Abernathy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Abernathy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Abernathy represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Abernathy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Abernathy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Abernathy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Abernathy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Abernathy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Abernathy detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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