Best PlacesHopkins County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Hopkins County, 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.
Hopkins County ranks 1,201st of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on low taxes, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hopkins 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.
Hopkins County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hopkins County ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 88% of counties
- Cheap childcare$558 a month, better than 82% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of counties
Where Hopkins County ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 17% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 22% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than only 26% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Hopkins County
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hopkins County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,191, 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 Hopkins County's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hopkins County
Hopkins County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hopkins County.
Who works in Hopkins County, and how
Work in Hopkins County centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Hopkins County
Hopkins County has more parkland per resident than 66% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Hopkins County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Hopkins County growing, and who is moving in?
Hopkins County has grown about 9% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Dallas, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Hopkins County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Hopkins County, month by month
Hopkins County sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 56° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 80° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Hopkins County
The nearest airport, Tyler Pounds Regional, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hopkins County
Schools across Hopkins County average a B, better than 73% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Sulphur Springs ElB− · 44% proficient
- Mt Vernon ElB− · 44% proficient
- North Hopkins ElB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sulphur Springs MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Mt Vernon MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Winnsboro J HB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Winnsboro H SA− · 62% proficient
- Sulphur Springs H SB+ · 56% proficient
- Mt Vernon H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hopkins County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hopkins 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 Hopkins County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Hopkins County suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Hopkins County
Is Hopkins County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hopkins County ranks 1,201st of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low taxes, a strong job market, and affordable childcare, 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 Hopkins County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,574. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $73,191 median income, cost of living beats 57% of counties.
Is Hopkins County safe?
Yes, Hopkins County is safer than 60% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $369 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Hopkins County?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 57 with lows near 38. That works out to about 90 pleasant days a year, more than 52% of counties.
Is Hopkins County good for families?
Schools beat 73% of counties, crime safety beats 60%, and childcare runs $558 a month.
Compare Hopkins County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hopkins County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hopkins 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.
Hopkins County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hopkins County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hopkins County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hopkins County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hopkins County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hopkins 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
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