Best PlacesFloydada, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Floydada, 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.
Floydada ranks 33,820th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Floydada
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.
Floydada's strengths and weaknesses
Where Floydada ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute18.1 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
Where Floydada ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Floydada
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Floydada home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,162, 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 Floydada's effective rate of 1.51%, 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 Floydada
Floydada runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Floydada.
Who works in Floydada, and how
Work in Floydada centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Floydada
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Floydada.
What the weather is like in Floydada, month by month
Floydada sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 36° | 24° |
| April | 75° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 93° | 79° | 66° |
| October | 75° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Floydada
The nearest airport, Lubbock Preston Smith International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 259 miles away.
The best schools in and around Floydada
Schools across Floydada average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- A B Duncan Collegiate ElC · 33% proficient
- Ralls ElD+ · 25% proficient
- Lockney ElD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Floydada Collegiate J HB · 43% proficient
- Ralls MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Lockney J HC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Plainview H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Floydada Collegiate H SB+ · 55% proficient
- Lockney H SC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Floydada school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Floydada 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 Floydada against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Floydada
Is Floydada a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Floydada ranks 33,820th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, short commutes, and walkability, and lowest on education levels 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 Floydada expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $91,828. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $52,162 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Floydada safe?
Floydada is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $747 per resident a year.
Compare Floydada with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Floydada. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Floydada 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.
Floydada detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Floydada: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Floydada: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Floydada: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Floydada: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Floydada 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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