Best PlacesBushland, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bushland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bushland ranks 1,190th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bushland
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.
Bushland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bushland ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$140,705 median, better than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of towns
Where Bushland ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bushland
A household needs to earn about $121,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bushland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $140,705, 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 Bushland's effective rate of 1.14%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Bushland
Bushland's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Bushland.
Who works in Bushland, and how
Work in Bushland centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Bushland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bushland.
What the weather is like in Bushland, month by month
Bushland sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 37° | 23° |
| April | 76° | 57° | 41° |
| July | 96° | 81° | 66° |
| October | 78° | 59° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Bushland
The nearest airport, Rick Husband Amarillo International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 258 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bushland
Schools across Bushland average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hillside ElA · 63% proficient
- Bushland ElA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Greenways IntA · 59% proficient
- Bushland MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Bushland H SA · 78% proficient
- Randall H SA− · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bushland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bushland 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 Bushland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bushland
Is Bushland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bushland ranks 1,190th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a strong job market, and high incomes, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bushland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $443,204. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $140,705 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is Bushland safe?
Yes, Bushland is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
Compare Bushland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bushland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bushland 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.
Bushland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bushland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bushland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bushland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bushland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bushland 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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