Best PlacesFalfurrias, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Falfurrias, 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.
Falfurrias ranks 39,479th 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 Falfurrias
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.
Falfurrias' strengths and weaknesses
Where Falfurrias ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 193 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute17.7 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
Where Falfurrias ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Falfurrias
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Falfurrias home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,628, 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 Falfurrias' effective rate of 1.26%, 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 Falfurrias
Falfurrias's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Falfurrias.
Who works in Falfurrias, and how
Work in Falfurrias centers on construction and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Falfurrias
Falfurrias has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of towns and more parkland per resident than 94% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Falfurrias and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Falfurrias, month by month
Falfurrias sees roughly 193 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 58° | 48° |
| April | 88° | 75° | 65° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 88° | 74° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Falfurrias
The nearest airport, Corpus Christi International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 161 miles away.
The best schools in and around Falfurrias
Schools across Falfurrias average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- La Gloria ElC− · 28% proficient
- Ramirez ElD+ · 25% proficient
- Falfurrias ElF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Falfurrias J HD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Falfurrias H SC+ · 35% proficient
- Premont Collegiate H SD · 23% proficient
- Ben Bolt-palito Blanco H SD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Falfurrias school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Falfurrias 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 Falfurrias against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Falfurrias
Is Falfurrias a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Falfurrias ranks 39,479th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, a stable housing market, and walkability, and lowest on summer heat and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Falfurrias expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $88,507. The overall cost of living runs about 29% below the national average. Set against a $64,628 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Falfurrias safe?
Falfurrias is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $827 per resident a year.
Compare Falfurrias with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Falfurrias. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Falfurrias 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.
Falfurrias detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Falfurrias: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Falfurrias: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Falfurrias: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Falfurrias: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Falfurrias 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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