Best PlacesAuthon, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Authon, 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.
Authon ranks 5,025th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Authon
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.
Authon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Authon ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$124,507 median, better than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
Where Authon ranks low
- Short commute40.0 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Authon
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Authon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $124,507, 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 Authon's effective rate of 1.11%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Authon
Authon runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Authon.
Who works in Authon, and how
Work in Authon centers on finance & insurance and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Authon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Authon.
What the weather is like in Authon, month by month
Authon sees roughly 121 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| April | 79° | 65° | 53° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Authon
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 53 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 41.3 million passengers in 2025, with 289 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Authon
Schools across Authon average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Peaster ElB− · 43% proficient
- Millsap ElB− · 42% proficient
- Perrin ElC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Peaster J HB+ · 49% proficient
- Millsap MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Peaster H SA− · 63% proficient
- Millsap H SB+ · 52% proficient
- Weatherford H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Authon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Authon 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 Authon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Authon
Is Authon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Authon ranks 5,025th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, high incomes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Authon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $424,485. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $124,507 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Authon safe?
Yes, Authon is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $282 per resident a year.
Compare Authon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Authon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Authon 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.
Authon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Authon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Authon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Authon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Authon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Authon 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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