Best PlacesHigh Island, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around High Island, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
High Island ranks 45,149th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in High Island
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.
High Island's strengths and weaknesses
Where High Island ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- BikingBetter than 86% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where High Island ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute40.9 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
Who lives in High Island
High Island 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 High Island.
Who works in High Island, and how
Work in High Island centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in High Island
The coast is about 2 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across High Island, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in High Island, month by month
High Island sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 54° | 43° |
| April | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of High Island
The nearest airport, Jack Brooks Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is William P Hobby, about 54 miles away.
The best schools in and around High Island
Schools across High Island average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East Chambers ElB+ · 52% proficient
- Anahuac ElC · 30% proficient
- Crenshaw El And MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Anahuac MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- East Chambers J HB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Anahuac H SB+ · 53% proficient
- East Chambers H SB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every High Island school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
High Island 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 High Island against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in High Island
Is High Island a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, High Island ranks 45,149th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is High Island safe?
High Island is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,247 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in High Island?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 67 with lows near 43. That works out to about 107 pleasant days a year, more than 72% of towns.
Compare High Island with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to High Island. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in High Island 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.
High Island detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for High Island: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in High Island: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of High Island: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in High Island: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
High Island 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.
- 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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