Best PlacesFalcon Heights, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Falcon Heights, 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.
Falcon Heights ranks 48,414th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Falcon Heights
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.
Falcon Heights' strengths and weaknesses
Where Falcon Heights ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Falcon Heights ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$27,417 median, better than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Falcon Heights
Falcon Heights runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Falcon Heights.
Who works in Falcon Heights, and how
Work in Falcon Heights centers on hospitality & food and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Falcon Heights
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Falcon Heights.
What the weather is like in Falcon Heights, month by month
Falcon Heights sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 102 degrees. January highs sit near 73, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73° | 58° | 46° |
| April | 92° | 77° | 66° |
| July | 102° | 88° | 77° |
| October | 90° | 77° | 66° |
Flying in and out of Falcon Heights
The nearest airport, McAllen International, is about 61 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 208 miles away.
The best schools in and around Falcon Heights
Schools across Falcon Heights average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Emma Vera ElB · 48% proficient
- Zapata South ElD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Zapata MiddleD · 22% proficient
- Roma MiddleD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Roma H SC− · 30% proficient
- Zapata H SD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Falcon Heights school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Falcon Heights 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 Falcon Heights against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Falcon Heights
Is Falcon Heights a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Falcon Heights ranks 48,414th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and fast internet, and lowest on education levels and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Falcon Heights safe?
Falcon Heights is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,027 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Falcon Heights?
July highs average about 102 degrees, and January highs near 73 with lows near 46. That works out to about 162 pleasant days a year, more than 95% of towns.
Compare Falcon Heights with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Falcon Heights. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Falcon Heights 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.
Falcon Heights detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Falcon Heights: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Falcon Heights: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Falcon Heights: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Falcon Heights: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Falcon Heights 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.
- 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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