Best PlacesColeman County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Coleman County, 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.
Coleman County ranks 2,532nd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Coleman County
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.
Coleman County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coleman County ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 153 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of counties
Where Coleman County ranks low
- Short commute35.4 minutes each way, better than only 3% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Household income$50,062 median, better than only 8% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Coleman County
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coleman County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,062, 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 Coleman County's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Coleman County
Coleman County 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 Coleman County.
Who works in Coleman County, and how
Work in Coleman County centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. 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 3%
Life in Coleman County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Coleman County.
Is Coleman County growing, and who is moving in?
Coleman County has lost about 5% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Abilene, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Coleman County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Coleman County, month by month
Coleman County sees roughly 153 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 61, 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 | 61° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 81° | 66° | 54° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Coleman County
The nearest airport, Abilene Regional, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 152 miles away.
The best schools in and around Coleman County
Schools across Coleman County average a C+, better than 49% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Lawn ElB · 50% proficient
- J B Stephens ElB · 50% proficient
- Cross Plains ElB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jim Ned MiddleA · 61% proficient
- Bangs MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
- Coleman J HB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Bangs H SB+ · 58% proficient
- Coleman H SB · 47% proficient
- Santa Anna SecondaryC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coleman County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coleman County 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 Coleman County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Coleman County
Is Coleman County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coleman County ranks 2,532nd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on clean air, a stable housing market, and the weather, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Coleman County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $97,473. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $50,062 median income, cost of living beats 22% of counties.
Is Coleman County safe?
Coleman County is safer than 9% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $697 per resident a year.
Compare Coleman County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coleman County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coleman County 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.
Coleman County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coleman County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coleman County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coleman County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coleman County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coleman County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.