Best PlacesColorado County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Colorado County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages are not the whole story, and the strongest areas score well above them. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Colorado County ranks 1,671st of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Colorado 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.
The best areas in Colorado County
The parts of Colorado County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Columbus
Weimar
It is noisier and more homes sit empty.
Eagle Lake
Heat risk is lower and more households have young kids.
Scores across Colorado County run from about the 8th to the 79th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Colorado County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Colorado County ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 168 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 89% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of counties
Where Colorado County ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 7% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 18% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Colorado County
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Colorado County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,136, 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 Colorado County's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Colorado County
Colorado County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Colorado County.
Who works in Colorado County, and how
Work in Colorado County centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Colorado County
Colorado County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of counties and more parkland per resident than 70% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Colorado County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Colorado County growing, and who is moving in?
Colorado County has grown about 4% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Houston, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Colorado County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Colorado County, month by month
Colorado County sees roughly 168 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 64, 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 | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 81° | 70° | 61° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Colorado County
The nearest airport, Victoria Regional, is about 61 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around Colorado County
Schools across Colorado County average a C+, better than 54% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Sheridan ElA− · 62% proficient
- Weimar ElB+ · 53% proficient
- East Bernard ElB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brazos MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- East Bernard J HA− · 53% proficient
- Weimar J HB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- East Bernard H SA− · 65% proficient
- Weimar H SA− · 60% proficient
- Hallettsville H SB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Colorado County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Colorado 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 Colorado County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Colorado County suits
Common questions about living in Colorado County
Is Colorado County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Colorado County ranks 1,671st of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on summer heat and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Colorado County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $215,579. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $75,136 median income, cost of living beats 68% of counties.
Is Colorado County safe?
Colorado County is safer than 23% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $510 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Colorado County?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 43. That works out to about 168 pleasant days a year, more than 96% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Colorado County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Columbus, Weimar, and Eagle Lake. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Colorado County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Colorado County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Colorado 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.
Colorado County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Colorado County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Colorado County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Colorado County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Colorado County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Colorado 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.