Best PlacesHefner, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hefner, 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.
Hefner ranks 30,709th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hefner
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.
Hefner's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hefner ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 154 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$571 a month, better than 82% of towns
Where Hefner ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hefner
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hefner home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,759, 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 Hefner's effective rate of 1.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hefner
Hefner 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 Hefner.
Who works in Hefner, and how
Work in Hefner centers on health care & social and wholesale trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Hefner
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hefner.
What the weather is like in Hefner, month by month
Hefner sees roughly 154 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 79° | 64° | 52° |
| July | 99° | 86° | 75° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Hefner
The nearest airport, Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Municipal, is about 66 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hefner
Schools across Hefner average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Munday ElB · 48% proficient
- Seymour ElB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seymour MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Seymour H SA− · 63% proficient
- Munday SecondaryC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hefner school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hefner 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 Hefner against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hefner
Is Hefner a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hefner ranks 30,709th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, clean air, and the weather, and lowest on biking and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hefner expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $102,700. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $75,759 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Hefner safe?
Hefner is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $727 per resident a year.
Compare Hefner with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hefner. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hefner 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.
Hefner detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hefner: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hefner: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hefner: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hefner: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hefner 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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