Best PlacesCrockett County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Crockett 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.
Crockett County ranks 1,600th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Crockett 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.
Crockett County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crockett County ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 159 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of counties
- Household income$101,625 median, better than 93% of counties
Where Crockett County ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Crockett County
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crockett County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $101,625, 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 Crockett County's effective rate of 1.24%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Crockett County
Crockett 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 Crockett County.
Who works in Crockett County, and how
Work in Crockett County centers on education and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Crockett County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Crockett County.
Is Crockett County growing, and who is moving in?
Crockett County has lost about 26% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Mitchell County, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Crockett County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Crockett County, month by month
Crockett County sees roughly 159 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 45° | 33° |
| April | 82° | 66° | 53° |
| July | 96° | 83° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Crockett County
The nearest airport, San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field, is about 62 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 183 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crockett County
Schools across Crockett County average a B−, better than 64% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Ozona ElC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ozona MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Ozona H SB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crockett County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crockett 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 Crockett County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Crockett County
Is Crockett County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crockett County ranks 1,600th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on what local pay buys, fast internet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on crime and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crockett County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,553. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $101,625 median income, cost of living beats 98% of counties.
Is Crockett County safe?
Crockett County is safer than 1% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,152 per resident a year.
Compare Crockett County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crockett County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crockett 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.
Crockett County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crockett County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crockett County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crockett County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crockett County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crockett 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
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