Best PlacesHaskell County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Haskell 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.
Haskell County ranks 2,210th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Haskell 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.
Haskell County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Haskell County ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of counties
- Short commute15.8 minutes each way, better than 94% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Cheap childcare$571 a month, better than 77% of counties
Where Haskell County ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Haskell County
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Haskell County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,159, 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 Haskell County's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Haskell County
Haskell County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Haskell County.
Who works in Haskell County, and how
Work in Haskell County centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Haskell County
Haskell County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Haskell County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Haskell County growing, and who is moving in?
Haskell County has lost about 6% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Dallas, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Haskell County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Haskell County, month by month
Haskell County sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 59, 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 | 59° | 44° | 33° |
| April | 80° | 65° | 53° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Haskell County
The nearest airport, Abilene Regional, is about 53 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around Haskell County
Schools across Haskell County average a C, better than 34% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Munday ElB · 48% proficient
- Oliver ElC+ · 38% proficient
- Haskell ElC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stamford MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Haskell J HC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Stamford H SB · 47% proficient
- Haskell H SB− · 43% proficient
- Munday SecondaryC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Haskell County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Haskell 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 Haskell County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Haskell County
Is Haskell County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Haskell County ranks 2,210th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a stable housing market, clean air, and short commutes, and lowest on crime and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Haskell County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $124,756. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $64,159 median income, cost of living beats 70% of counties.
Is Haskell County safe?
Haskell County is safer than 4% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $767 per resident a year.
Compare Haskell County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Haskell County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Haskell 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.
Haskell County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Haskell County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Haskell County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Haskell County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Haskell County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Haskell 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.