Best PlacesGreen Valley, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Green Valley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Green Valley ranks 8,937th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Green Valley
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.
Green Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Green Valley ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of towns
Where Green Valley ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of towns
- Short commute31.3 minutes each way, better than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Green Valley
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Green Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $87,423, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Green Valley's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Green Valley
Green Valley 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 Green Valley.
Who works in Green Valley, and how
Work in Green Valley centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Green Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Green Valley.
What the weather is like in Green Valley, month by month
Green Valley sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 53° |
| July | 97° | 86° | 75° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Green Valley
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 30 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 41.3 million passengers in 2025, with 289 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Green Valley
Schools across Green Valley average a B, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hl BrockettB+ · 51% proficient
- Butterfield ElB− · 43% proficient
- Pilot Point ElC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Aubrey MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Sanger Sixth Grade CampusB− · 43% proficient
- Pilot Point Selz MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Aubrey H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Sanger H SB · 50% proficient
- Pilot Point H SB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Green Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Green Valley 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 Green Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Green Valley
Is Green Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Green Valley ranks 8,937th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, a strong job market, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Green Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $445,853. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $87,423 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Green Valley safe?
Yes, Green Valley is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $311 per resident a year.
Compare Green Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Green Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Green Valley 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.
Green Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Green Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Green Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Green Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Green Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Green Valley 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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