Best PlacesLazbuddie, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lazbuddie, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lazbuddie ranks 29,610th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lazbuddie
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.
Lazbuddie's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lazbuddie ranks high
- Short commute12.7 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 140 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Lazbuddie ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lazbuddie
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lazbuddie home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,407, 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 Lazbuddie's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 Lazbuddie
Lazbuddie runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lazbuddie.
Who works in Lazbuddie, and how
Work in Lazbuddie centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lazbuddie
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lazbuddie.
What the weather is like in Lazbuddie, month by month
Lazbuddie sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 36° | 22° |
| April | 76° | 56° | 39° |
| July | 95° | 79° | 63° |
| October | 76° | 58° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Lazbuddie
The nearest airport, Clovis Regional, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 231 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lazbuddie
Schools across Lazbuddie average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Springlake-earth Elem/middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Friona J HC+ · 36% proficient
- Watson J HC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Friona H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Muleshoe H SB+ · 52% proficient
- Springlake-earth H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lazbuddie school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lazbuddie 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 Lazbuddie against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lazbuddie
Is Lazbuddie a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lazbuddie ranks 29,610th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, low taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on tree cover and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lazbuddie expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,497. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $66,407 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Lazbuddie safe?
Lazbuddie is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $711 per resident a year.
Compare Lazbuddie with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lazbuddie. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lazbuddie 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.
Lazbuddie detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lazbuddie: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lazbuddie: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lazbuddie: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lazbuddie: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lazbuddie 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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