Best PlacesBebe, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bebe, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bebe ranks 42,252nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bebe
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.
Bebe's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bebe ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 173 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$572 a month, better than 82% of towns
Where Bebe ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute43.5 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bebe
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bebe home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,211, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Bebe's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bebe
Bebe's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bebe.
Who works in Bebe, and how
Work in Bebe centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Bebe
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bebe.
What the weather is like in Bebe, month by month
Bebe sees roughly 173 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 82° | 70° | 61° |
| July | 97° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Bebe
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 53 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 10.7 million passengers in 2025, with 127 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Bebe
Schools across Bebe average a C, better than 33% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gonzales North AvenueC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gonzales J HD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Gonzales H SC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bebe school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bebe 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 Bebe against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bebe
Is Bebe a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bebe ranks 42,252nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on crime and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bebe expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $262,800. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $58,211 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Bebe safe?
Bebe is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $961 per resident a year.
Compare Bebe with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bebe. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bebe 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.
Bebe detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bebe: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bebe: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bebe: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bebe: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bebe 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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