Best PlacesBurnell, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Burnell, 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.
Burnell ranks 43,914th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Burnell
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.
Burnell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burnell ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 185 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- Short commute18.2 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- QuietBetter than 83% of towns
Where Burnell ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$41,474 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Burnell
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burnell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $41,474; 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 Burnell's effective rate of 0.40%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Burnell
Burnell's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Burnell.
Who works in Burnell, and how
Work in Burnell centers on information and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Burnell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Burnell.
What the weather is like in Burnell, month by month
Burnell sees roughly 185 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 Burnell
The nearest airport, Victoria Regional, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Burnell
Schools across Burnell average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Kenedy MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Three Rivers Jr/sr H SC+ · 37% proficient
- Kenedy H SC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burnell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burnell 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 Burnell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Burnell
Is Burnell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burnell ranks 43,914th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, short commutes, and low taxes, and lowest on education levels and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Burnell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $170,186. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $41,474 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Burnell safe?
Burnell is safer than 33% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $434 per resident a year.
Compare Burnell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burnell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burnell 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.
Burnell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burnell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burnell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burnell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burnell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burnell 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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