Best PlacesBerclair, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Berclair, 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.
Berclair ranks 43,573rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Berclair
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.
Berclair's strengths and weaknesses
Where Berclair ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 175 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$572 a month, better than 82% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Berclair ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$49,059 median, better than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Berclair
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Berclair home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,059, 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 Berclair's effective rate of 1.15%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Berclair
Berclair runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Berclair.
Who works in Berclair, and how
Work in Berclair centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Berclair
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Berclair.
What the weather is like in Berclair, month by month
Berclair sees roughly 175 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| April | 84° | 72° | 62° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 87° | 74° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Berclair
The nearest airport, Victoria Regional, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around Berclair
Schools across Berclair average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Goliad ElC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Goliad MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Moreno J HD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Goliad H SB− · 43% proficient
- A C Jones H SC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Berclair school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Berclair 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 Berclair against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Berclair
Is Berclair a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Berclair ranks 43,573rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on summer heat and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Berclair expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $90,100. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $49,059 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Berclair safe?
Berclair is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $645 per resident a year.
Compare Berclair with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Berclair. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Berclair 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.
Berclair detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Berclair: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Berclair: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Berclair: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Berclair: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Berclair 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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