Best PlacesBorden County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Borden County, 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.
Borden County ranks 1,403rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Borden County
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.
Borden County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Borden County ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of counties
- Short commute13.6 minutes each way, better than 98% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of counties
Where Borden County ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 1% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Borden County
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Borden County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,625, 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 Borden County's effective rate of 0.22%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Borden County
Borden County 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 Borden County.
Who works in Borden County, and how
Work in Borden County centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Borden County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Borden County.
Is Borden County growing, and who is moving in?
Borden County has lost about 16% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Lubbock, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Borden County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Borden County, month by month
Borden County sees roughly 123 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 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 | 96° | 84° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Borden County
The nearest airport, Lubbock Preston Smith International, is about 66 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 256 miles away.
The best schools in and around Borden County
Schools across Borden County average an A−, better than 88% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Snyder PriB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Snyder H SC+ · 37% proficient
- Big Spring H SC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Borden County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Borden County 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 Borden County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Borden County
Is Borden County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Borden County ranks 1,403rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Borden County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $108,900. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $65,625 median income, cost of living beats 53% of counties.
Is Borden County safe?
Borden County is safer than 10% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $623 per resident a year.
Compare Borden County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Borden County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Borden County 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.
Borden County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Borden County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Borden County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Borden County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Borden County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Borden County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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