Best PlacesEdinburg, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Edinburg, 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.
Edinburg ranks 1,894th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Edinburg
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.
Edinburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Edinburg ranks high
- Cheap childcare$664 a month, better than 92% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 150 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of cities
Where Edinburg ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Edinburg
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Edinburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,368, 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 Edinburg's effective rate of 1.69%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Edinburg
Edinburg runs younger than the country, 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 Edinburg.
Who works in Edinburg, and how
Work in Edinburg centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Edinburg
Edinburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of cities and more parkland per resident than 82% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Edinburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Edinburg, month by month
Edinburg sees roughly 150 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 74, with lows near 52. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74° | 62° | 52° |
| April | 90° | 77° | 69° |
| July | 99° | 87° | 78° |
| October | 90° | 78° | 69° |
Flying in and out of Edinburg
The nearest airport, McAllen International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 224 miles away.
The best schools in and around Edinburg
Schools across Edinburg average a C, better than 25% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Gonzalez ElB+ · 55% proficient
- Canterbury ElB+ · 53% proficient
- Jefferson ElemB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Texas Isd Preparatory AcademyA+ · 72% proficient
- Cathey MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Sharyland North J HB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Achieve Early College H SA+ · 80% proficient
- South Texas Isd World ScholarsB+ · 53% proficient
- Idea Quest College PreparatoryB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Edinburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Edinburg 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 Edinburg against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Edinburg suits
Common questions about living in Edinburg
Is Edinburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edinburg ranks 1,894th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low taxes, and state finances, and lowest on thin health care access and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Edinburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $194,867. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $65,368 median income, cost of living beats 33% of cities.
Is Edinburg safe?
Edinburg is safer than 20% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $518 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Edinburg?
July highs average about 99 degrees, and January highs near 74 with lows near 52. That works out to about 150 pleasant days a year, more than 83% of cities.
Is Edinburg good for families?
Schools beat 25% of cities, crime safety beats 20%, and childcare runs $664 a month.
Compare Edinburg with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Edinburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Edinburg 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.
Edinburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Edinburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Edinburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Edinburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Edinburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Edinburg 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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