Best PlacesLampasas County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Lampasas County, 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.
Lampasas County ranks 1,426th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Summer heat pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Lampasas 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.
Lampasas County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lampasas County ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 86% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of counties
- Household income$79,242 median, better than 74% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than 74% of counties
Where Lampasas County ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Short commute29.9 minutes each way, better than only 16% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than only 26% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 28% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 30% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Lampasas County
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lampasas County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,242, 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 Lampasas County's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lampasas County
Lampasas County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lampasas County.
Who works in Lampasas County, and how
Work in Lampasas County centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Lampasas County
Lampasas County has more parkland per resident than 73% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Lampasas County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Lampasas County growing, and who is moving in?
Lampasas County has grown about 17% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Austin, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Lampasas County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Lampasas County, month by month
Lampasas County sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 97° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Lampasas County
The nearest airport, Robert Gray AAF, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lampasas County
Schools across Lampasas County average a B, better than 73% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Goldthwaite ElA− · 62% proficient
- Kline Whitis ElB− · 43% proficient
- Hanna Springs ElB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Goldthwaite MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Lampasas MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Goldthwaite H SA · 73% proficient
- Lampasas H SB+ · 54% proficient
- Evant H SC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lampasas County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lampasas 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 Lampasas County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Lampasas County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 74% of counties and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Lampasas County
Is Lampasas County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lampasas County ranks 1,426th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low taxes, a strong job market, and state finances, and lowest on summer heat and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lampasas County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $263,526. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $79,242 median income, cost of living beats 74% of counties.
Is Lampasas County safe?
Lampasas County is safer than 31% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $504 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Lampasas County?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 37. That works out to about 99 pleasant days a year, more than 59% of counties.
Is Lampasas County good for families?
Schools beat 73% of counties, crime safety beats 31%, and childcare runs $614 a month.
Compare Lampasas County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lampasas County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lampasas 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.
Lampasas County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lampasas County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lampasas County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lampasas County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lampasas County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lampasas 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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