Best PlacesEmory, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Emory, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Emory ranks 33,382nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Emory
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.
Emory's strengths and weaknesses
Where Emory ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$574 a month, better than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 79% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of towns
Where Emory ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Short commute36.7 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 25% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Emory
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Emory home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $63,671, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Emory's effective rate of 1.09%, 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 Emory
Emory runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Emory.
Who works in Emory, and how
Work in Emory centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Emory
Emory has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Emory and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Emory, month by month
Emory sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Emory
The nearest airport, Tyler Pounds Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around Emory
Schools across Emory average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sulphur Springs ElB− · 44% proficient
- Yantis ElC · 33% proficient
- Grand Saline IntC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sulphur Springs MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Grand Saline MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Rains J HD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Sulphur Springs H SB+ · 56% proficient
- Fruitvale H SB · 47% proficient
- Grand Saline H SC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Emory school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Emory 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 Emory against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Emory
Is Emory a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Emory ranks 33,382nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on summer heat and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Emory expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $289,167. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $63,671 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Emory safe?
Emory is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $395 per resident a year.
Compare Emory with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Emory. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Emory 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.
Emory detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Emory: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Emory: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Emory: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Emory: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Emory 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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