Best PlacesCawthon, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cawthon, 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.
Cawthon ranks 865th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cawthon
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.
Cawthon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cawthon ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$172,517 median, better than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
Where Cawthon ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 13% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 28% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cawthon
A household needs to earn about $156,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cawthon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $172,517, 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 Cawthon's effective rate of 1.37%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Cawthon
Cawthon 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 Cawthon.
Who works in Cawthon, and how
Work in Cawthon centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Cawthon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cawthon.
What the weather is like in Cawthon, month by month
Cawthon sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 81° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Cawthon
The nearest airport, Easterwood Field, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cawthon
Schools across Cawthon average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Greens Prairie ElA− · 58% proficient
- Snook ElC+ · 38% proficient
- John C Webb ElC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cypress Grove IntB · 44% proficient
- Navasota J HC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- College Station H SA · 71% proficient
- Navasota H SC+ · 38% proficient
- Somerville H SC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cawthon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cawthon 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 Cawthon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cawthon
Is Cawthon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cawthon ranks 865th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and population health, and lowest on biking and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cawthon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $553,053. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $172,517 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Cawthon safe?
Yes, Cawthon is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $302 per resident a year.
Compare Cawthon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cawthon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cawthon 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.
Cawthon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cawthon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cawthon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cawthon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cawthon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cawthon 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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