Best PlacesBuchanan Lake Village, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buchanan Lake Village, 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.
Buchanan Lake Village ranks 41,424th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Buchanan Lake Village
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.
Buchanan Lake Village's strengths and weaknesses
Where Buchanan Lake Village ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 181 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
Where Buchanan Lake Village ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute39.6 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Buchanan Lake Village
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buchanan Lake Village home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $52,708; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Buchanan Lake Village's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Buchanan Lake Village
Buchanan Lake Village 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 Buchanan Lake Village.
Who works in Buchanan Lake Village, and how
Work in Buchanan Lake Village centers on construction and other services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Buchanan Lake Village
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Buchanan Lake Village.
What the weather is like in Buchanan Lake Village, month by month
Buchanan Lake Village sees roughly 181 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 47° | 36° |
| April | 82° | 68° | 56° |
| July | 99° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 69° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Buchanan Lake Village
The nearest airport, Robert Gray AAF, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around Buchanan Lake Village
Schools across Buchanan Lake Village average a B−, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Llano ElB · 47% proficient
- Rj Richey ElB− · 43% proficient
- Packsaddle ElD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Llano J HB · 46% proficient
- Burnet MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Llano H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Burnet H SB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buchanan Lake Village school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buchanan Lake Village 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 Buchanan Lake Village against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Buchanan Lake Village
Is Buchanan Lake Village a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buchanan Lake Village ranks 41,424th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, the weather, and quiet, 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 Buchanan Lake Village expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $220,600. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $52,708 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Buchanan Lake Village safe?
Buchanan Lake Village is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $653 per resident a year.
Compare Buchanan Lake Village with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buchanan Lake Village. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buchanan Lake Village 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.
Buchanan Lake Village detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buchanan Lake Village: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buchanan Lake Village: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buchanan Lake Village: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buchanan Lake Village: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buchanan Lake Village 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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