Best PlacesBenjamin, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Benjamin, 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.
Benjamin ranks 29,574th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Benjamin
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.
Benjamin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Benjamin ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute17.5 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
Where Benjamin ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Benjamin
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Benjamin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,096, 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 Benjamin's effective rate of 1.33%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Benjamin
Benjamin 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 Benjamin.
Who works in Benjamin, and how
Work in Benjamin centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Benjamin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Benjamin.
What the weather is like in Benjamin, month by month
Benjamin sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 79° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 99° | 86° | 75° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Benjamin
The nearest airport, Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Municipal, is about 81 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 167 miles away.
The best schools in and around Benjamin
Schools across Benjamin average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top high schools
- Guthrie SchoolA · 57% proficient
- Benjamin SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Benjamin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Benjamin 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 Benjamin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Benjamin
Is Benjamin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Benjamin ranks 29,574th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and clean air, and lowest on summer heat and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Benjamin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $64,607. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $56,096 median income, cost of living beats 42% of towns.
Is Benjamin safe?
Benjamin is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $676 per resident a year.
Compare Benjamin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Benjamin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Benjamin 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.
Benjamin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Benjamin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Benjamin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Benjamin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Benjamin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Benjamin 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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