Best PlacesCuthand, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cuthand, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cuthand ranks 30,335th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cuthand
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.
Cuthand's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cuthand ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$558 a month, better than 86% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Cuthand ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cuthand
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cuthand home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,804, 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 Cuthand's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cuthand
Cuthand 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 Cuthand.
Who works in Cuthand, and how
Work in Cuthand centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Cuthand
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cuthand.
What the weather is like in Cuthand, month by month
Cuthand sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Cuthand
The nearest airport, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, is about 61 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cuthand
Schools across Cuthand average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rivercrest ElC · 33% proficient
- Cheatham ElD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rivercrest J HB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Rivercrest H SB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cuthand school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cuthand 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 Cuthand against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cuthand
Is Cuthand a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cuthand ranks 30,335th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on biking and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cuthand expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $223,885. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $61,804 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is Cuthand safe?
Cuthand is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $435 per resident a year.
Compare Cuthand with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cuthand. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cuthand 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.
Cuthand detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cuthand: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cuthand: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cuthand: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cuthand: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cuthand 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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