Best PlacesKenedy County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Kenedy 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.
Kenedy County ranks 3,139th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kenedy 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.
Kenedy County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kenedy County ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 195 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of counties
- QuietBetter than 97% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of counties
Where Kenedy County ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 1% of counties
Who lives in Kenedy County
Kenedy County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kenedy County.
Who works in Kenedy County, and how
Work in Kenedy County centers on agriculture & forestry and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Kenedy County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kenedy County.
Is Kenedy County growing, and who is moving in?
Kenedy County has lost about 24% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from St Louis, MO.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Kenedy County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Kenedy County, month by month
Kenedy County sees roughly 195 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| April | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| July | 97° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 88° | 75° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Kenedy County
The nearest airport, Corpus Christi International, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 173 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kenedy County
Schools across Kenedy County average a C+, better than 64% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Sarita ElA− · 62% proficient
- San Perlita ElA− · 58% proficient
- Nanny ElC+ · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Flour Bluff J HB+ · 49% proficient
- Myra Green MiddleC− · 31% proficient
- San Perlita MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Flour Bluff H SB+ · 54% proficient
- Kaufer H SC+ · 40% proficient
- San Perlita H SC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kenedy County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kenedy 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 Kenedy County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Kenedy County
Is Kenedy County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kenedy County ranks 3,139th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on the weather, a stable housing market, and quiet, and lowest on crime 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 Kenedy County safe?
Kenedy County is safer than 0% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $2,344 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Kenedy County?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 72 with lows near 48. That works out to about 195 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of counties.
Compare Kenedy County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kenedy County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kenedy 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.
Kenedy County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kenedy County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kenedy County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kenedy County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kenedy County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kenedy 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.
- 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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