Best PlacesLaneport, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Laneport, 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.
Laneport ranks 16,116th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Laneport
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.
Laneport's strengths and weaknesses
Where Laneport ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 129 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of towns
Where Laneport ranks low
- Short commute42.9 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 16% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Laneport
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Laneport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,543, 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 Laneport's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Laneport
Laneport runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Laneport.
Who works in Laneport, and how
Work in Laneport centers on retail trade and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Laneport
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Laneport.
What the weather is like in Laneport, month by month
Laneport sees roughly 129 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 80° | 68° | 58° |
| July | 97° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 84° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Laneport
The nearest airport, Robert Gray AAF, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around Laneport
Schools across Laneport average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Thrall ElB · 50% proficient
- Rockdale IntC+ · 39% proficient
- Thorndale ElC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thrall MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Thorndale MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Rockdale J HC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Thorndale H SA− · 60% proficient
- Thrall H SB+ · 55% proficient
- Rockdale H SC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Laneport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Laneport 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 Laneport against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Laneport
Is Laneport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Laneport ranks 16,116th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low taxes, and few empty homes, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Laneport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $271,821. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $80,543 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Laneport safe?
Yes, Laneport is safer than 69% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $289 per resident a year.
Compare Laneport with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Laneport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Laneport 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.
Laneport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Laneport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Laneport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Laneport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Laneport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Laneport 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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