Best PlacesGrandfalls, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grandfalls, 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.
Grandfalls ranks 29,595th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Grandfalls
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.
Grandfalls' strengths and weaknesses
Where Grandfalls ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 175 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Short commute16.6 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
Where Grandfalls ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Grandfalls
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grandfalls home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,125, 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 Grandfalls' effective rate of 0.21%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Grandfalls
Grandfalls'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 Grandfalls.
Who works in Grandfalls, and how
Work in Grandfalls centers on mining & oil & gas and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Grandfalls
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Grandfalls.
What the weather is like in Grandfalls, month by month
Grandfalls sees roughly 175 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 45° | 32° |
| April | 85° | 67° | 52° |
| July | 99° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 67° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Grandfalls
The nearest airport, Midland International Air And Space Port, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 290 miles away.
The best schools in and around Grandfalls
Schools across Grandfalls average a C, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tatom ElC+ · 38% proficient
- Parkway ElC− · 29% proficient
- Crane ElD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Crane MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Crane H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Monahans H SC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grandfalls school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grandfalls 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 Grandfalls against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Grandfalls
Is Grandfalls a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grandfalls ranks 29,595th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, the weather, and short commutes, and lowest on tree cover and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grandfalls expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $92,415. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $69,125 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is Grandfalls safe?
Grandfalls is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $828 per resident a year.
Compare Grandfalls with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grandfalls. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grandfalls 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.
Grandfalls detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grandfalls: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grandfalls: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grandfalls: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grandfalls: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grandfalls 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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