Best PlacesClapp Park, Lubbock, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Clapp Park, Lubbock, 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.
Clapp Park, Lubbock ranks 5,349th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Clapp Park, Lubbock
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.
Clapp Park, Lubbock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Clapp Park, Lubbock ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$672 a month, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Clapp Park, Lubbock ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Clapp Park, Lubbock
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clapp Park, Lubbock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,829, 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 Clapp Park, Lubbock's effective rate of 1.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Clapp Park, Lubbock
Clapp Park, Lubbock 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 Clapp Park, Lubbock.
Who works in Clapp Park, Lubbock, and how
Work in Clapp Park, Lubbock centers on hospitality & food and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Clapp Park, Lubbock
Clapp Park, Lubbock has more parkland per resident than 95% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Clapp Park, Lubbock and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Clapp Park, Lubbock, month by month
Clapp Park, Lubbock sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 40° | 26° |
| April | 81° | 62° | 45° |
| July | 97° | 83° | 70° |
| October | 80° | 63° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Clapp Park, Lubbock
The nearest airport, Lubbock Preston Smith International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 283 miles away.
The best schools in and around Clapp Park, Lubbock
Schools across Clapp Park, Lubbock average a D, better than 16% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Wheelock ElD+ · 24% proficient
- Brown El Gr 02 To 05D− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Slaton MiddleD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Monterey H SC · 32% proficient
- Triumph Public High Schools-lubbockD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clapp Park, Lubbock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clapp Park, Lubbock 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 Clapp Park, Lubbock against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Clapp Park, Lubbock
Is Clapp Park, Lubbock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clapp Park, Lubbock ranks 5,349th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on clean air, cell coverage, and affordable childcare, and lowest on tree cover and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Clapp Park, Lubbock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $108,064. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $49,829 median income, cost of living beats 21% of neighborhoods.
Is Clapp Park, Lubbock safe?
Clapp Park, Lubbock is safer than 5% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,174 per resident a year.
Compare Clapp Park, Lubbock with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clapp Park, Lubbock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clapp Park, Lubbock 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.
Clapp Park, Lubbock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clapp Park, Lubbock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clapp Park, Lubbock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clapp Park, Lubbock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clapp Park, Lubbock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clapp Park, Lubbock 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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