Best PlacesFletcher, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fletcher, 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.
Fletcher ranks 46,948th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fletcher
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.
Fletcher's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fletcher ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute21.5 minutes each way, better than 82% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Fletcher ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
Who lives in Fletcher
Fletcher'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 Fletcher.
Who works in Fletcher, and how
Work in Fletcher centers on transportation & warehousing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Fletcher
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fletcher.
What the weather is like in Fletcher, month by month
Fletcher sees roughly 117 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 53° | 45° |
| April | 80° | 69° | 61° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 84° | 71° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Fletcher
The nearest airport, Jack Brooks Regional, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fletcher
Schools across Fletcher average a C, better than 39% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lumberton PriA− · 56% proficient
- Lumberton IntB− · 40% proficient
- Silsbee ElC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edwards-johnson Memorial MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Lumberton H SA− · 62% proficient
- Silsbee H SC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fletcher school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fletcher 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 Fletcher against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fletcher
Is Fletcher a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fletcher ranks 46,948th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, low taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on a weak job market and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fletcher safe?
Fletcher is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $482 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Fletcher?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 65 with lows near 45. That works out to about 117 pleasant days a year, more than 78% of towns.
Compare Fletcher with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fletcher. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fletcher 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.
Fletcher detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fletcher: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fletcher: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fletcher: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fletcher: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fletcher 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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