Best PlacesLago Vista, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lago Vista, 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.
Lago Vista ranks 4,501st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lago Vista
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.
Lago Vista's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lago Vista ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- TransitBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Household income$115,326 median, better than 92% of towns
Where Lago Vista ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of towns
- Short commute34.8 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,048 a month, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lago Vista
A household needs to earn about $122,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lago Vista home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $115,326; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Lago Vista's effective rate of 1.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Lago Vista
Lago Vista 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 Lago Vista.
Who works in Lago Vista, and how
Work in Lago Vista centers on professional & technical and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Lago Vista
Lago Vista has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Lago Vista and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lago Vista, month by month
Lago Vista sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 42° |
| April | 80° | 68° | 59° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 82° | 70° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Lago Vista
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 26 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 10.7 million passengers in 2025, with 127 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Lago Vista
Schools across Lago Vista average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Cypress Hills ElB− · 43% proficient
- Lago Vista IntC+ · 39% proficient
- Lago Vista ElC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Travis MiddleA · 61% proficient
- Running Brushy MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Lago Vista MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Travis H SA · 68% proficient
- Leander H SB · 50% proficient
- Lago Vista H SB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lago Vista school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lago Vista 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 Lago Vista against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lago Vista
Is Lago Vista a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lago Vista ranks 4,501st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, the weather, and transit, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lago Vista expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $436,146. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $115,326 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Lago Vista safe?
Yes, Lago Vista is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $297 per resident a year.
Compare Lago Vista with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lago Vista. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lago Vista 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.
Lago Vista detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lago Vista: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lago Vista: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lago Vista: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lago Vista: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lago Vista 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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