Best PlacesGoober Hill, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Goober Hill, 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.
Goober Hill ranks 41,730th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Goober Hill
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.
Goober Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Goober Hill ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Cheap childcare$592 a month, better than 79% of towns
Where Goober Hill ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Goober Hill
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Goober Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,256, 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 Goober Hill's effective rate of 0.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Goober Hill
Goober Hill runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Goober Hill.
Who works in Goober Hill, and how
Work in Goober Hill centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Goober Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Goober Hill.
What the weather is like in Goober Hill, month by month
Goober Hill sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Goober Hill
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 142 miles away.
The best schools in and around Goober Hill
Schools across Goober Hill average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top high schools
- Shelbyville SchoolA− · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Goober Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Goober Hill 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 Goober Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Goober Hill
Is Goober Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Goober Hill ranks 41,730th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Goober Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $185,077. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $60,256 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Goober Hill safe?
Goober Hill is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $658 per resident a year.
Compare Goober Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Goober Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Goober Hill 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.
Goober Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Goober Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Goober Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Goober Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Goober Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Goober Hill 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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