Best PlacesJim Hogg County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Jim Hogg County, 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.
Jim Hogg County ranks 2,743rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jim Hogg 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.
Jim Hogg County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jim Hogg County ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 189 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of counties
Where Jim Hogg County ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of counties
- Household income$45,033 median, better than only 4% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Jim Hogg County
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jim Hogg County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,033, 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 Jim Hogg County's effective rate of 1.31%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Jim Hogg County
Jim Hogg County runs younger 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 Jim Hogg County.
Who works in Jim Hogg County, and how
Work in Jim Hogg County centers on mining & oil & gas and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Jim Hogg County
Jim Hogg County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Jim Hogg County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Jim Hogg County growing, and who is moving in?
Jim Hogg County has lost about 14% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Jim Wells County, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Jim Hogg County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Jim Hogg County, month by month
Jim Hogg County sees roughly 189 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 56° | 45° |
| April | 88° | 73° | 62° |
| July | 99° | 85° | 71° |
| October | 88° | 73° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Jim Hogg County
The nearest airport, Laredo International, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 155 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jim Hogg County
Schools across Jim Hogg County average a C, better than 29% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Hebbronville ElD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hebbronville J HD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Hebbronville H SB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jim Hogg County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jim Hogg 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 Jim Hogg County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Jim Hogg County
Is Jim Hogg County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jim Hogg County ranks 2,743rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on the weather, walkability, and fast internet, and lowest on thin health care access and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jim Hogg County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $132,160. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $45,033 median income, cost of living beats 8% of counties.
Is Jim Hogg County safe?
Jim Hogg County is safer than 5% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $803 per resident a year.
Compare Jim Hogg County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jim Hogg County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jim Hogg 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.
Jim Hogg County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jim Hogg County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jim Hogg County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jim Hogg County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jim Hogg County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jim Hogg 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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