Best PlacesGeorgetown, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Georgetown, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Georgetown ranks 42nd of 445 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. Paychecks stretch further here than almost anywhere else: the median household brings in $116,739, everyday costs sit below the national average, and a strong job market ranks near the top of the country. The main drawbacks are walkability, transit, and biking.
The best neighborhoods in Georgetown
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.
The best areas in Georgetown
The parts of Georgetown, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the city.
Western Georgetown
Incomes run higher, local pay stretches further, and more adults hold degrees.
Berry Creek
Fewer households have young kids and heat risk is higher.
Old Town District
Health care is harder to reach and fewer residents vote.
Sun City
It is quieter and prices have run up less.
Northeastern Georgetown
Crime runs higher and more homes sit empty.
Southwestern University
Schools score lower.
Briarwood & Downtown Georgetown
Streets are more walkable, though advertised internet is slower.
San Gabriel Heights & Sierra Vista
Biking is better.
Scores across Georgetown run from about the 17th to the 100th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Georgetown's strengths and weaknesses
Georgetown ranks where it does because the parts of life that are hardest to change mostly work here. Low crime is the standout, in the top 2% of cities. A strong job market and quiet follow.
The one real hole is walkability, near the bottom of the country. Transit and biking also cost it ground. The measures below break that down, and the map shows how much of it holds street by street.
Where Georgetown ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 97% of cities
- QuietBetter than 96% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of cities
Where Georgetown ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 5% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 11% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Georgetown
A household needs to earn about $133,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Georgetown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $116,739, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Georgetown's effective rate of 1.39%, 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 Georgetown
Georgetown runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Georgetown.
Who works in Georgetown, and how
Work in Georgetown centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Georgetown
Georgetown has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of cities and more parkland per resident than 85% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Georgetown and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Georgetown, month by month
Georgetown sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 80° | 68° | 58° |
| July | 97° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 70° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Georgetown
The nearest airport, Robert Gray AAF, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 32 miles away.
The best schools in and around Georgetown
Schools across Georgetown average a C+, better than 45% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Parkside ElA− · 56% proficient
- Rancho Sienna ElB · 48% proficient
- Jo Ann Ford ElB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Florence W Stiles MiddleA+ · 77% proficient
- Douglas Benold MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Knox Wiley MiddleB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Liberty Hill H SA− · 59% proficient
- Gateway Tech H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Rouse H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Georgetown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Georgetown 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 Georgetown against the other 444 cities.
Who Georgetown suits
Families
Schools land around the 45th percentile and crime safety beats 98%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 96% of cities and 26% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 70% of cities, health care access beats 87%, and it is quieter than 96%.
Common questions about living in Georgetown
Is Georgetown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Georgetown ranks 42nd of 445 cities. It scores highest on low crime, a strong job market, and quiet, and lowest on walkability and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Georgetown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $470,321. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $116,739 median income, cost of living beats 96% of cities.
Is Georgetown safe?
Yes, Georgetown is safer than 98% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $244 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Georgetown?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 39. That works out to about 142 pleasant days a year, more than 70% of cities.
What are the best neighborhoods in Georgetown?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Western Georgetown, Berry Creek, and Old Town District. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is Georgetown good for families?
Schools beat 45% of cities, crime safety beats 98%, and childcare runs $923 a month.
Is Georgetown good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 96% of cities, though advertised internet speeds beat only 26% of cities. About 26% of workers already work from home.
Compare Georgetown with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Georgetown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Georgetown 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.
Georgetown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Georgetown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Georgetown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Georgetown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Georgetown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Georgetown 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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