Best PlacesDimmit County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Dimmit 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.
Dimmit County ranks 3,023rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dimmit 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.
Dimmit County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dimmit County ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 194 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of counties
Where Dimmit County ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of counties
- School gradeD, better than only 4% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Dimmit County
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dimmit County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,277, 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 Dimmit County's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dimmit County
Dimmit County runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dimmit County.
Who works in Dimmit County, and how
Work in Dimmit County centers on mining & oil & gas and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Dimmit County
Dimmit County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Dimmit County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Dimmit County growing, and who is moving in?
Dimmit County has lost about 26% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Dallas, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Dimmit County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Dimmit County, month by month
Dimmit County sees roughly 194 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 102 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs October through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 55° | 44° |
| April | 90° | 76° | 64° |
| July | 102° | 89° | 78° |
| October | 86° | 74° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Dimmit County
The nearest airport, Laredo International, is about 71 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dimmit County
Schools across Dimmit County average a D, better than 4% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Carrizo Springs ElD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carrizo Springs IntD · 22% proficient
- Carrizo Springs J HD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Carrizo Springs H SD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dimmit County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dimmit 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 Dimmit County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Dimmit County
Is Dimmit County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dimmit County ranks 3,023rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and walkability, and lowest on thin health care access and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dimmit County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $104,629. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $48,277 median income, cost of living beats 11% of counties.
Is Dimmit County safe?
Dimmit County is safer than 5% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $753 per resident a year.
Compare Dimmit County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dimmit County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dimmit 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.
Dimmit County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dimmit County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dimmit County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dimmit County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dimmit County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dimmit 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.