Best PlacesEllinger, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ellinger, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Ellinger ranks 9,397th 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 Ellinger
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.
Ellinger's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ellinger ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 169 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Household income$114,511 median, better than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Ellinger ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ellinger
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ellinger home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $114,511, 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 Ellinger's effective rate of 0.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ellinger
Ellinger runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ellinger.
Who works in Ellinger, and how
Work in Ellinger centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Ellinger
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ellinger.
What the weather is like in Ellinger, month by month
Ellinger sees roughly 169 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 64, 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 | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 81° | 70° | 61° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Ellinger
The nearest airport, Easterwood Field, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ellinger
Schools across Ellinger average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- La Grange ElC · 33% proficient
- Columbus ElC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- La Grange MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Columbus J HB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- La Grange H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Columbus H SC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ellinger school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ellinger 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 Ellinger against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ellinger
Is Ellinger a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ellinger ranks 9,397th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, what local pay buys, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ellinger expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $353,400. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $114,511 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Ellinger safe?
Ellinger is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $454 per resident a year.
Compare Ellinger with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ellinger. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ellinger 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.
Ellinger detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ellinger: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ellinger: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ellinger: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ellinger: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ellinger 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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