Best PlacesDeLeon, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around DeLeon, 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.
DeLeon ranks 29,188th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in DeLeon
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.
DeLeon's strengths and weaknesses
Where DeLeon ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 164 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute19.7 minutes each way, better than 89% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of towns
Where DeLeon ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in DeLeon
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median DeLeon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,340, 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 DeLeon's effective rate of 1.09%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in DeLeon
DeLeon runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for DeLeon.
Who works in DeLeon, and how
Work in DeLeon centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in DeLeon
DeLeon has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of towns and more parkland per resident than 98% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of DeLeon and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in DeLeon, month by month
DeLeon sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 80° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 99° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of DeLeon
The nearest airport, Abilene Regional, is about 71 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around DeLeon
Schools across DeLeon average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dublin ElA · 68% proficient
- De Leon ElB · 47% proficient
- Comanche ElB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dublin IntB+ · 51% proficient
- Perkins MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Jefferies J HC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Dublin H SB+ · 55% proficient
- De Leon H SB · 48% proficient
- Comanche H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every DeLeon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
DeLeon 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 DeLeon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in DeLeon
Is DeLeon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, DeLeon ranks 29,188th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, walkability, 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 DeLeon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $119,032. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $60,340 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is DeLeon safe?
DeLeon is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $653 per resident a year.
Compare DeLeon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to DeLeon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in DeLeon 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.
DeLeon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for DeLeon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in DeLeon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of DeLeon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in DeLeon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
DeLeon 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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