Best PlacesHuxley, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Huxley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Huxley ranks 48,052nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Huxley
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.
Huxley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Huxley ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Huxley ranks low
- Household income$39,294 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Short commute38.7 minutes each way, better than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Huxley
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Huxley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $39,294, 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 Huxley's effective rate of 0.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Huxley
Huxley 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 Huxley.
Who works in Huxley, and how
Work in Huxley centers on mining & oil & gas and other services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Huxley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Huxley.
What the weather is like in Huxley, month by month
Huxley sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Huxley
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around Huxley
Schools across Huxley average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Joaquin ElC · 33% proficient
- Zwolle Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Center ElC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Joaquin J H SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Joaquin H SA− · 60% proficient
- Center H SC+ · 39% proficient
- Zwolle High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Huxley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Huxley 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 Huxley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Huxley
Is Huxley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Huxley ranks 48,052nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, quiet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on low incomes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Huxley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $150,300. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $39,294 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Huxley safe?
Huxley is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $567 per resident a year.
Compare Huxley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Huxley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Huxley 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.
Huxley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Huxley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Huxley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Huxley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Huxley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Huxley 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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