Best PlacesDimmitt, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dimmitt, 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.
Dimmitt ranks 27,454th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dimmitt
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.
Dimmitt's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dimmitt ranks high
- Short commute13.9 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 138 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of towns
Where Dimmitt ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dimmitt
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dimmitt home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,910, 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 Dimmitt's effective rate of 1.49%, 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 Dimmitt
Dimmitt runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dimmitt.
Who works in Dimmitt, and how
Work in Dimmitt centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Dimmitt
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dimmitt.
What the weather is like in Dimmitt, month by month
Dimmitt sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 38° | 24° |
| April | 77° | 58° | 42° |
| July | 96° | 81° | 67° |
| October | 77° | 60° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Dimmitt
The nearest airport, Clovis Regional, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 246 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dimmitt
Schools across Dimmitt average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hp Webb ElB− · 40% proficient
- Springlake-earth Elem/middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Richardson ElC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hereford J HC · 31% proficient
- Olton J HC− · 28% proficient
- Dimmitt MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Springlake-earth H SB · 47% proficient
- Dimmitt H SB− · 42% proficient
- Hereford H SC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dimmitt school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dimmitt 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 Dimmitt against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dimmitt
Is Dimmitt a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dimmitt ranks 27,454th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, walkability, and low taxes, and lowest on thin health care access and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dimmitt expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $118,753. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $62,910 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Dimmitt safe?
Dimmitt is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $784 per resident a year.
Compare Dimmitt with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dimmitt. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dimmitt 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.
Dimmitt detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dimmitt: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dimmitt: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dimmitt: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dimmitt: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dimmitt 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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