Best PlacesAransas County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Aransas County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Aransas County ranks 1,684th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Aransas County
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.
Aransas County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Aransas County ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 210 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of counties
Where Aransas County ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than only 26% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Aransas County
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Aransas County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $74,835; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Aransas County's effective rate of 1.02%, 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 Aransas County
Aransas County runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Aransas County.
Who works in Aransas County, and how
Work in Aransas County centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Aransas County
Aransas County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of counties. The coast is about 55 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Aransas County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Aransas County growing, and who is moving in?
Aransas County has grown about 4% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Austin, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Aransas County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Aransas County, month by month
Aransas County sees roughly 210 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 50. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 58° | 50° |
| April | 81° | 73° | 67° |
| July | 92° | 85° | 80° |
| October | 85° | 76° | 69° |
Flying in and out of Aransas County
The nearest airport, Corpus Christi International, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Aransas County
Schools across Aransas County average a C, better than 43% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Olsen ElB− · 43% proficient
- Charlie Marshall ElC− · 29% proficient
- Fulton Learning CenterD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brundrett MiddleA− · 57% proficient
- Rockport-fulton MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Port Aransas H SA · 73% proficient
- Rockport-fulton H SC+ · 40% proficient
- Aransas Pass H SC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Aransas County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Aransas County 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 Aransas County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Aransas County suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 20% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Aransas County
Is Aransas County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Aransas County ranks 1,684th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on the weather, cell coverage, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Aransas County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $291,056. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $74,835 median income, cost of living beats 61% of counties.
Is Aransas County safe?
Aransas County is safer than 35% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $502 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Aransas County?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 67 with lows near 50. That works out to about 210 pleasant days a year, more than 100% of counties.
Is Aransas County good for families?
Schools beat 43% of counties, crime safety beats 35%, and childcare runs $572 a month.
Compare Aransas County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Aransas County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Aransas County 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.
Aransas County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Aransas County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Aransas County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Aransas County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Aransas County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Aransas County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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