Best PlacesCulberson County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Culberson 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.
Culberson County ranks 2,934th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Culberson 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.
Culberson County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Culberson County ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 165 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of counties
- Short commute15.3 minutes each way, better than 95% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
Where Culberson County ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Culberson County
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Culberson County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,479, 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 Culberson County's effective rate of 1.14%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Culberson County
Culberson County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Culberson County.
Who works in Culberson County, and how
Work in Culberson County centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Culberson County
Culberson County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Culberson County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Culberson County growing, and who is moving in?
Culberson County has lost about 1% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Brown County, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Culberson County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Culberson County, month by month
Culberson County sees roughly 165 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 78° | 61° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Culberson County
The nearest airport, Cavern City Air Terminal, is about 94 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 294 miles away.
The best schools in and around Culberson County
Schools across Culberson County average a D, better than 4% of counties.
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Culberson County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Culberson 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 Culberson County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Culberson County
Is Culberson County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Culberson County ranks 2,934th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a stable housing market, the weather, and short commutes, and lowest on air quality and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Culberson County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $76,211. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $52,479 median income, cost of living beats 16% of counties.
Is Culberson County safe?
Culberson County is safer than 1% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,221 per resident a year.
Compare Culberson County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Culberson County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Culberson 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.
Culberson County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Culberson County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Culberson County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Culberson County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Culberson County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Culberson 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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