Best PlacesBleakwood, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bleakwood, 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.
Bleakwood ranks 22,753rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bleakwood
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.
Bleakwood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bleakwood ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of towns
- Short commute20.3 minutes each way, better than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 83% of towns
Where Bleakwood ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bleakwood
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bleakwood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,936, 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 Bleakwood's effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Bleakwood
Bleakwood 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 Bleakwood.
Who works in Bleakwood, and how
Work in Bleakwood centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Bleakwood
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bleakwood.
What the weather is like in Bleakwood, month by month
Bleakwood sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Bleakwood
The nearest airport, Jack Brooks Regional, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bleakwood
Schools across Bleakwood average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kirbyville ElC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kirbyville J HB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Kirbyville H SB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bleakwood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bleakwood 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 Bleakwood against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bleakwood
Is Bleakwood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bleakwood ranks 22,753rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low taxes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on biking and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bleakwood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $242,720. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $95,936 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is Bleakwood safe?
Bleakwood is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $561 per resident a year.
Compare Bleakwood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bleakwood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bleakwood 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.
Bleakwood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bleakwood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bleakwood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bleakwood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bleakwood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bleakwood 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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