Best PlacesFincastle, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fincastle, 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.
Fincastle ranks 16,115th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fincastle
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.
Fincastle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fincastle ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 133 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
- Cheap childcare$574 a month, better than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Fincastle ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 24% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 35% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 36% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fincastle
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fincastle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,191, 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 Fincastle's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fincastle
Fincastle runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fincastle.
Who works in Fincastle, and how
Work in Fincastle centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Fincastle
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fincastle.
What the weather is like in Fincastle, month by month
Fincastle sees roughly 133 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 58, 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 | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Fincastle
The nearest airport, Tyler Pounds Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fincastle
Schools across Fincastle average a B−, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Frankston ElB · 48% proficient
- Lapoynor ElC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frankston MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Lapoynor J HC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Lapoynor H SB · 50% proficient
- Frankston H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fincastle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fincastle 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 Fincastle against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fincastle
Is Fincastle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fincastle ranks 16,115th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fincastle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $250,822. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $72,191 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Fincastle safe?
Yes, Fincastle is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $316 per resident a year.
Compare Fincastle with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fincastle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fincastle 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.
Fincastle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fincastle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fincastle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fincastle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fincastle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fincastle 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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