Best PlacesGlasscock County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Glasscock County, 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.
Glasscock County ranks 293rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Glasscock County
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.
Glasscock County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Glasscock County ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of counties
- School gradeA−, better than 94% of counties
- Household income$104,941 median, better than 94% of counties
Where Glasscock County ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 2% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Glasscock County
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Glasscock County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $104,941, 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 Glasscock County's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 Glasscock County
Glasscock County's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Glasscock County.
Who works in Glasscock County, and how
Work in Glasscock County centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Glasscock County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Glasscock County.
Is Glasscock County growing, and who is moving in?
Glasscock County has lost about 13% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Midland, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Glasscock County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Glasscock County, month by month
Glasscock County sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 43° | 32° |
| April | 81° | 65° | 52° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 66° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Glasscock County
The nearest airport, Midland International Air And Space Port, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 242 miles away.
The best schools in and around Glasscock County
Schools across Glasscock County average an A−, better than 94% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Garden City ElA− · 58% proficient
- Forsan ElC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stanton MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Big Spring IntD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Garden City H SA− · 67% proficient
- Forsan H SB · 50% proficient
- Stanton H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Glasscock County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Glasscock County 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 Glasscock County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Glasscock County
Is Glasscock County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Glasscock County ranks 293rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on quiet, a stable housing market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on tree cover and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Glasscock County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $257,826. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $104,941 median income, cost of living beats 97% of counties.
Is Glasscock County safe?
Glasscock County is safer than 13% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $616 per resident a year.
Compare Glasscock County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Glasscock County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Glasscock County 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.
Glasscock County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Glasscock County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Glasscock County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Glasscock County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Glasscock County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Glasscock County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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