Best PlacesGibtown, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gibtown, 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.
Gibtown ranks 24,421st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gibtown
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.
Gibtown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gibtown ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Gibtown ranks low
- Short commute38.0 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 15% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gibtown
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gibtown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,910, 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 Gibtown's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gibtown
Gibtown 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 Gibtown.
Who works in Gibtown, and how
Work in Gibtown centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Gibtown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gibtown.
What the weather is like in Gibtown, month by month
Gibtown sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Gibtown
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 54 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 41.3 million passengers in 2025, with 289 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Gibtown
Schools across Gibtown average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Perrin ElC− · 28% proficient
- Poolville ElC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Poolville J HB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Poolville H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Perrin H SC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gibtown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gibtown 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 Gibtown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gibtown
Is Gibtown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gibtown ranks 24,421st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, the weather, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gibtown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $384,663. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $79,910 median income, cost of living beats 53% of towns.
Is Gibtown safe?
Yes, Gibtown is safer than 67% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
Compare Gibtown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gibtown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gibtown 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.
Gibtown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gibtown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gibtown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gibtown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gibtown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gibtown 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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