Best PlacesKurten, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kurten, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kurten ranks 8,219th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kurten
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.
Kurten's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kurten ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
- Household income$96,778 median, better than 83% of towns
Where Kurten ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 23% of towns
- Short commute31.9 minutes each way, better than only 24% of towns
- School gradeC, better than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kurten
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kurten home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $96,778, 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 Kurten's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 Kurten
Kurten 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 Kurten.
Who works in Kurten, and how
Work in Kurten centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Kurten
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kurten.
What the weather is like in Kurten, month by month
Kurten sees roughly 109 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 81° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Kurten
The nearest airport, Easterwood Field, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kurten
Schools across Kurten average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mitchell ElC · 33% proficient
- Bonham ElC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Arthur L Davila MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- James Earl Rudder H SD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kurten school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kurten 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 Kurten against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kurten
Is Kurten a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kurten ranks 8,219th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low taxes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on summer heat and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kurten expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $348,632. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $96,778 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Kurten safe?
Yes, Kurten is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $276 per resident a year.
Compare Kurten with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kurten. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kurten 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.
Kurten detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kurten: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kurten: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kurten: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kurten: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kurten 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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