Best PlacesEvant, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Evant, 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.
Evant ranks 19,331st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Evant
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.
Evant's strengths and weaknesses
Where Evant ranks high
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Evant ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute35.7 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 23% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Evant
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Evant home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,540, 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 Evant's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Evant
Evant runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Evant.
Who works in Evant, and how
Work in Evant centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Evant
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Evant.
What the weather is like in Evant, month by month
Evant sees roughly 109 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 61, 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 | 61° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Evant
The nearest airport, Robert Gray AAF, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Evant
Schools across Evant average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Goldthwaite ElA− · 62% proficient
- Ann Whitney ElB− · 43% proficient
- Hanna Springs ElB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Goldthwaite MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Hamilton J HB+ · 50% proficient
- Lampasas MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Goldthwaite H SA · 73% proficient
- Hamilton H SA− · 62% proficient
- Lampasas H SB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Evant school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Evant 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 Evant against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Evant
Is Evant a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Evant ranks 19,331st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low taxes, and walkability, 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 Evant expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $196,674. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $78,540 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Evant safe?
Evant is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $369 per resident a year.
Compare Evant with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Evant. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Evant 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.
Evant detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Evant: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Evant: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Evant: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Evant: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Evant 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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