Best PlacesHigh, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around High, 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.
High ranks 7,155th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in High
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's strengths and weaknesses
Where High ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute18.8 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$558 a month, better than 86% of towns
Where High ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in High
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median High home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,313, 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 High's effective rate of 0.83%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in High
High runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for High.
Who works in High, and how
Work in High centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in High
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across High.
What the weather is like in High, month by month
High sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of High
Dallas Love Field sits about 83 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 8.2 million passengers in 2025, with 91 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around High
Schools across High average a B+, better than 75% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Honey Grove ElB+ · 55% proficient
- Chisum ElB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chisum MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Honey Grove MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Chisum H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Honey Grove H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every High school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
High 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 against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in High
Is High a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, High ranks 7,155th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, cell coverage, and low taxes, and lowest on tree cover 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 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $190,900. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $86,313 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is High safe?
Yes, High is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $245 per resident a year.
Compare High with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to High. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in High 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 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for High: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in High: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of High: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in High: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
High 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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