Best PlacesKosciusko, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kosciusko, 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.
Kosciusko ranks 15,070th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kosciusko
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.
Kosciusko's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kosciusko ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 161 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
Where Kosciusko ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kosciusko
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kosciusko home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,687, 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 Kosciusko's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kosciusko
Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko.
Who works in Kosciusko, and how
Work in Kosciusko centers on retail trade and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Kosciusko
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kosciusko.
What the weather is like in Kosciusko, month by month
Kosciusko sees roughly 161 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Kosciusko
San Antonio International sits about 41 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.3 million passengers in 2025, with 87 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Kosciusko
Schools across Kosciusko average a B+, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Falls City ElA · 65% proficient
- Poth ElB · 48% proficient
- Stockdale ElC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Poth J HA+ · 73% proficient
- Stockdale J HB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Falls City H SA · 77% proficient
- Poth H SA · 77% proficient
- Stockdale H SB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kosciusko school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kosciusko
Is Kosciusko a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kosciusko ranks 15,070th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, the weather, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kosciusko expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $175,712. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $71,687 median income, cost of living beats 53% of towns.
Is Kosciusko safe?
Yes, Kosciusko is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
Compare Kosciusko with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kosciusko. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kosciusko 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.
Kosciusko detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kosciusko: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kosciusko: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kosciusko: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kosciusko: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kosciusko 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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