Best PlacesArnett, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Arnett, 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.
Arnett ranks 10,832nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Arnett
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.
Arnett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Arnett ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 167 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 82% of towns
Where Arnett ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- Short commute36.8 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Arnett
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Arnett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,017, 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 Arnett's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Arnett
Arnett runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Arnett.
Who works in Arnett, and how
Work in Arnett centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Arnett
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Arnett.
What the weather is like in Arnett, month by month
Arnett sees roughly 167 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Arnett
The nearest airport, Robert Gray AAF, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Arnett
Schools across Arnett average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Evant ElD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gatesville IntB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Gatesville H SB− · 44% proficient
- Evant H SC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Arnett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Arnett 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 Arnett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Arnett
Is Arnett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Arnett ranks 10,832nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, a strong job market, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Arnett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $232,315. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $85,017 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Arnett safe?
Yes, Arnett is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $315 per resident a year.
Compare Arnett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Arnett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Arnett 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.
Arnett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Arnett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Arnett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Arnett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Arnett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Arnett 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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