Best PlacesArbala, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Arbala, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Arbala ranks 10,364th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Arbala
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.
Arbala's strengths and weaknesses
Where Arbala ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of towns
- Household income$106,160 median, better than 88% of towns
- Short commute20.5 minutes each way, better than 86% of towns
Where Arbala ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 22% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Arbala
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Arbala home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $106,160, 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 Arbala's effective rate of 0.94%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Arbala
Arbala runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Arbala.
Who works in Arbala, and how
Work in Arbala centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Arbala
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Arbala.
What the weather is like in Arbala, month by month
Arbala sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 56° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 80° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Arbala
The nearest airport, Tyler Pounds Regional, is about 59 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around Arbala
Schools across Arbala average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sulphur Springs ElB− · 44% proficient
- North Hopkins ElB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sulphur Springs MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Sulphur Springs H SB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Arbala school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Arbala 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 Arbala against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Arbala
Is Arbala a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Arbala ranks 10,364th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low taxes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on noise and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Arbala expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,416. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $106,160 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is Arbala safe?
Yes, Arbala is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $256 per resident a year.
Compare Arbala with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Arbala. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Arbala 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.
Arbala detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Arbala: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Arbala: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Arbala: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Arbala: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Arbala 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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