Best PlacesHerty, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Herty, 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.
Herty ranks 30,605th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Herty
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.
Herty's strengths and weaknesses
Where Herty ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Cheap childcare$592 a month, better than 79% of towns
Where Herty ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Herty
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Herty home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $58,799; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Herty's effective rate of 1.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Herty
Herty 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 Herty.
Who works in Herty, and how
Work in Herty centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Herty
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Herty.
What the weather is like in Herty, month by month
Herty sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Herty
The nearest airport, East Texas Regional, is about 72 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around Herty
Schools across Herty average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Lufkin MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Lufkin H SB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Herty school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Herty 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 Herty against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Herty
Is Herty a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Herty ranks 30,605th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, a stable housing market, and cell coverage, and lowest on summer heat and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Herty expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,661. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $58,799 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Herty safe?
Yes, Herty is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $298 per resident a year.
Compare Herty with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Herty. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Herty 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.
Herty detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Herty: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Herty: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Herty: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Herty: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Herty 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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