Best PlacesBrowndell, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Browndell, 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.
Browndell ranks 32,058th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Browndell
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.
Browndell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Browndell ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 81% of towns
Where Browndell ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Short commute36.0 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 14% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Browndell
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Browndell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,003, 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 Browndell's effective rate of 0.87%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Browndell
Browndell 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 Browndell.
Who works in Browndell, and how
Work in Browndell centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Browndell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Browndell.
What the weather is like in Browndell, month by month
Browndell sees roughly 85 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 Browndell
The nearest airport, Jack Brooks Regional, is about 79 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Browndell
Schools across Browndell average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brookeland ElC · 33% proficient
- Parnell ElD · 19% proficient
- Jean C Few PriD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hemphill MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- Newton MiddleC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Brookeland H SA− · 60% proficient
- Newton H SC+ · 35% proficient
- Jasper H SC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Browndell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Browndell 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 Browndell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Browndell
Is Browndell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Browndell ranks 32,058th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, a stable housing market, and a strong job market, and lowest on summer heat and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Browndell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $270,316. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $80,003 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is Browndell safe?
Browndell is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $570 per resident a year.
Compare Browndell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Browndell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Browndell 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.
Browndell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Browndell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Browndell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Browndell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Browndell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Browndell 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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