Best PlacesGoodfellow Afb, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Goodfellow Afb, 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.
Goodfellow Afb ranks 13,728th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Goodfellow Afb
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.
Goodfellow Afb's strengths and weaknesses
Where Goodfellow Afb ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute12.4 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
Where Goodfellow Afb ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Goodfellow Afb
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Goodfellow Afb home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,434, 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 Goodfellow Afb's effective rate of 1.24%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Goodfellow Afb
Goodfellow Afb runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Goodfellow Afb.
Who works in Goodfellow Afb, and how
Work in Goodfellow Afb centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 51%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 38%
Life in Goodfellow Afb
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Goodfellow Afb.
What the weather is like in Goodfellow Afb, month by month
Goodfellow Afb sees roughly 144 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 46° | 32° |
| April | 85° | 68° | 52° |
| July | 100° | 85° | 72° |
| October | 85° | 68° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Goodfellow Afb
The nearest airport, San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 174 miles away.
The best schools in and around Goodfellow Afb
Schools across Goodfellow Afb average a C, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wall ElA · 64% proficient
- Veribest ElB+ · 50% proficient
- Lamar ElB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wall MiddleA+ · 73% proficient
- Glenn MiddleC− · 28% proficient
- Lincoln MiddleD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Wall H SA+ · 86% proficient
- Veribest H SC+ · 35% proficient
- Central H SC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Goodfellow Afb school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Goodfellow Afb 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 Goodfellow Afb against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Goodfellow Afb
Is Goodfellow Afb a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Goodfellow Afb ranks 13,728th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, short commutes, and population health, and lowest on civic engagement and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Goodfellow Afb expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,031. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $67,434 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Goodfellow Afb safe?
Goodfellow Afb is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $570 per resident a year.
Compare Goodfellow Afb with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Goodfellow Afb. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Goodfellow Afb 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.
Goodfellow Afb detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Goodfellow Afb: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Goodfellow Afb: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Goodfellow Afb: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Goodfellow Afb: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Goodfellow Afb 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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