Best PlacesFannin County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Fannin County, 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.
Fannin County ranks 1,282nd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on low taxes, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fannin County
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.
Fannin County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fannin County ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 138 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 84% of counties
- QuietBetter than 79% of counties
Where Fannin County ranks low
- Short commute31.6 minutes each way, better than only 10% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than only 26% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 30% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Fannin County
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fannin County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,445, 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 Fannin County's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fannin County
Fannin County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fannin County.
Who works in Fannin County, and how
Work in Fannin County centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fannin County
Fannin County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Fannin County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Fannin County growing, and who is moving in?
Fannin County has grown about 15% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Dallas, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Fannin County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Fannin County, month by month
Fannin County sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Fannin County
Dallas Love Field sits about 62 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 8.2 million passengers in 2025, with 91 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Fannin County
Schools across Fannin County average a C+, better than 52% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Honey Grove ElB+ · 55% proficient
- Blue Ridge ElB · 50% proficient
- Wolfe City ElB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Whitewright MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Rather L HB+ · 47% proficient
- Blue Ridge MiddleB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Trenton H SA− · 60% proficient
- Whitewright H SB+ · 58% proficient
- Wolfe City H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fannin County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fannin County 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 Fannin County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Fannin County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 72% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Fannin County
Is Fannin County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fannin County ranks 1,282nd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low taxes, the weather, and big-city access, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fannin County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $242,083. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $73,445 median income, cost of living beats 72% of counties.
Is Fannin County safe?
Fannin County is safer than 47% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $431 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Fannin County?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 55 with lows near 34. That works out to about 138 pleasant days a year, more than 87% of counties.
Is Fannin County good for families?
Schools beat 52% of counties, crime safety beats 47%, and childcare runs $635 a month.
Compare Fannin County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fannin County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fannin County 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.
Fannin County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fannin County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fannin County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fannin County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fannin County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fannin County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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.
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