Best PlacesGillett, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gillett, 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.
Gillett ranks 18,008th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gillett
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.
Gillett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gillett ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 172 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Gillett ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gillett
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gillett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $90,114; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Gillett's effective rate of 0.93%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Gillett
Gillett runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gillett.
Who works in Gillett, and how
Work in Gillett centers on mining & oil & gas and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Gillett
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gillett.
What the weather is like in Gillett, month by month
Gillett sees roughly 172 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 82° | 70° | 61° |
| July | 97° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Gillett
San Antonio International sits about 50 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.3 million passengers in 2025, with 87 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Gillett
Schools across Gillett average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Falls City ElA · 65% proficient
- Poth ElB · 48% proficient
- Nixon Smiley ElC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Poth J HA+ · 73% proficient
- Karnes City J HC+ · 35% proficient
- Nixon-smiley MiddleC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Falls City H SA · 77% proficient
- Poth H SA · 77% proficient
- Nixon-smiley H SB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gillett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gillett 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 Gillett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gillett
Is Gillett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gillett ranks 18,008th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, the weather, and low taxes, and lowest on a weak job market and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gillett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $377,188. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $90,114 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is Gillett safe?
Gillett is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $505 per resident a year.
Compare Gillett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gillett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gillett 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.
Gillett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gillett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gillett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gillett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gillett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gillett 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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