Best PlacesDalby Springs, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dalby Springs, 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.
Dalby Springs ranks 31,477th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Dalby Springs
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.
Dalby Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Dalby Springs ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% 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 Dalby Springs ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 9% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dalby Springs
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dalby Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,670, 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 Dalby Springs' effective rate of 1.05%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Dalby Springs
Dalby Springs runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dalby Springs.
Who works in Dalby Springs, and how
Work in Dalby Springs centers on other services and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Dalby Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dalby Springs.
What the weather is like in Dalby Springs, month by month
Dalby Springs sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Dalby Springs
The nearest airport, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dalby Springs
Schools across Dalby Springs average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dekalb ElB · 45% proficient
- Pewitt ElC+ · 38% proficient
- James Bowie ElC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- James Bowie MiddleB · 43% proficient
- James L Germany MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Pewitt J HD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- James Bowie H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Pewitt H SC+ · 40% proficient
- Dekalb H SC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dalby Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dalby Springs 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 Dalby Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dalby Springs
Is Dalby Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dalby Springs ranks 31,477th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, a strong job market, and low taxes, and lowest on air quality and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dalby Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $97,880. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $74,670 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Dalby Springs safe?
Dalby Springs is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $421 per resident a year.
Compare Dalby Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dalby Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dalby Springs 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.
Dalby Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dalby Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dalby Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dalby Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dalby Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dalby Springs 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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