Best PlacesIngleside on the Bay, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ingleside on the Bay, 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.
Ingleside on the Bay ranks 13,160th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Ingleside on the Bay
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.
Ingleside on the Bay's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ingleside on the Bay ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 187 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 89% of towns
Where Ingleside on the Bay ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ingleside on the Bay
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ingleside on the Bay home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $104,900, 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 Ingleside on the Bay's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 Ingleside on the Bay
Ingleside on the Bay 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 Ingleside on the Bay.
Who works in Ingleside on the Bay, and how
Work in Ingleside on the Bay centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Ingleside on the Bay
The coast is about 44 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Ingleside on the Bay, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ingleside on the Bay, month by month
Ingleside on the Bay sees roughly 187 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 58° | 51° |
| April | 81° | 73° | 66° |
| July | 93° | 86° | 80° |
| October | 86° | 76° | 68° |
Flying in and out of Ingleside on the Bay
The nearest airport, Corpus Christi International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 140 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ingleside on the Bay
Schools across Ingleside on the Bay average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gilbert J Mircovich ElC+ · 40% proficient
- Charlie Marshall ElC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Adkins MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Harold T Branch Academy For Career & Technical EdB+ · 57% proficient
- Ingleside H SB+ · 55% proficient
- Aransas Pass H SC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ingleside on the Bay school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ingleside on the Bay 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 Ingleside on the Bay against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ingleside on the Bay
Is Ingleside on the Bay a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ingleside on the Bay ranks 13,160th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, what local pay buys, and low taxes, 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 Ingleside on the Bay expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,491. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $104,900 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Ingleside on the Bay safe?
Yes, Ingleside on the Bay is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $319 per resident a year.
Compare Ingleside on the Bay with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ingleside on the Bay. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ingleside on the Bay 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.
Ingleside on the Bay detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ingleside on the Bay: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ingleside on the Bay: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ingleside on the Bay: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ingleside on the Bay: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ingleside on the Bay 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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