Best PlacesEcleto, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ecleto, 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.
Ecleto ranks 31,512th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ecleto
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.
Ecleto's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ecleto ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 179 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of towns
Where Ecleto ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ecleto
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ecleto home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,763, 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 Ecleto's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ecleto
Ecleto runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ecleto.
Who works in Ecleto, and how
Work in Ecleto centers on retail trade and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Ecleto
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ecleto.
What the weather is like in Ecleto, month by month
Ecleto sees roughly 179 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 53° | 43° |
| April | 85° | 71° | 61° |
| July | 99° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 87° | 73° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Ecleto
The nearest airport, Victoria Regional, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ecleto
Schools across Ecleto average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Roger E Sides ElD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Karnes City J HC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Karnes City H SC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ecleto school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ecleto 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 Ecleto against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ecleto
Is Ecleto a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ecleto ranks 31,512th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on biking and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ecleto expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,740. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $67,763 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Ecleto safe?
Ecleto is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $547 per resident a year.
Compare Ecleto with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ecleto. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ecleto 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.
Ecleto detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ecleto: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ecleto: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ecleto: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ecleto: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ecleto 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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