Best PlacesCrockett, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crockett, 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 ranks 42,654th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Crockett
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's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crockett ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 137 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of towns
- BikingBetter than 85% of towns
Where Crockett ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$44,904 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Crockett
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crockett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,904, 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's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Crockett
Crockett 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.
Who works in Crockett, and how
Work in Crockett centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Crockett
Crockett has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of towns and more parkland per resident than 92% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Crockett and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Crockett, month by month
Crockett sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 57° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Crockett
The nearest airport, Tyler Pounds Regional, is about 72 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crockett
Schools across Crockett average a C−, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lovelady ElC+ · 38% proficient
- Centerville ElC · 34% proficient
- Latexo ElC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grapeland J HC+ · 37% proficient
- Crockett J HC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Lovelady J H H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Latexo H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Centerville Jr-sr H SB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crockett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crockett 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 against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Crockett
Is Crockett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crockett ranks 42,654th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, cell coverage, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crockett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $140,257. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $44,904 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Crockett safe?
Crockett is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $786 per resident a year.
Compare Crockett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crockett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crockett 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 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crockett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crockett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crockett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crockett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crockett 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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