Best PlacesHorn Hill, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Horn Hill, 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.
Horn Hill ranks 11,363rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Horn Hill
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.
Horn Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Horn Hill ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- Household income$95,125 median, better than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Horn Hill ranks low
- Short commute42.0 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Horn Hill
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Horn Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,125, 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 Horn Hill's effective rate of 0.77%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Horn Hill
Horn Hill runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Horn Hill.
Who works in Horn Hill, and how
Work in Horn Hill centers on construction and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Horn Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Horn Hill.
What the weather is like in Horn Hill, month by month
Horn Hill sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 60, 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 | 60° | 48° | 40° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 57° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Horn Hill
The nearest airport, Waco Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Horn Hill
Schools across Horn Hill average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mart ElC · 35% proficient
- H O Whitehurst ElC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Groesbeck MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Mart H SB− · 42% proficient
- Groesbeck H SC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Horn Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Horn Hill 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 Horn Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Horn Hill
Is Horn Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Horn Hill ranks 11,363rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low taxes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on long commutes 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 Horn Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $197,100. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $95,125 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Horn Hill safe?
Yes, Horn Hill is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $297 per resident a year.
Compare Horn Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Horn Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Horn Hill 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.
Horn Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Horn Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Horn Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Horn Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Horn Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Horn Hill 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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