Best PlacesFair Oaks, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fair Oaks, 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.
Fair Oaks ranks 31,235th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fair Oaks
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.
Fair Oaks' strengths and weaknesses
Where Fair Oaks ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 79% of towns
Where Fair Oaks ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fair Oaks
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fair Oaks home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $57,670; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Fair Oaks' effective rate of 0.77%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fair Oaks
Fair Oaks runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fair Oaks.
Who works in Fair Oaks, and how
Work in Fair Oaks centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Fair Oaks
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fair Oaks.
What the weather is like in Fair Oaks, month by month
Fair Oaks sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 40° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 57° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Fair Oaks
The nearest airport, Waco Regional, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fair Oaks
Schools across Fair Oaks average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Teague ElB+ · 53% proficient
- H O Whitehurst ElC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Groesbeck MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Teague J HC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Teague H SA− · 62% proficient
- Groesbeck H SC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fair Oaks school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fair Oaks 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 Fair Oaks against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fair Oaks
Is Fair Oaks a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fair Oaks ranks 31,235th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, quiet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on biking and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fair Oaks expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $236,496. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $57,670 median income, cost of living beats 15% of towns.
Is Fair Oaks safe?
Yes, Fair Oaks is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $316 per resident a year.
Compare Fair Oaks with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fair Oaks. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fair Oaks 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.
Fair Oaks detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fair Oaks: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fair Oaks: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fair Oaks: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fair Oaks: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fair Oaks 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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