Best PlacesLimestone County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Limestone 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.
Limestone County ranks 2,049th 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 Limestone 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.
Limestone County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Limestone County ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 81% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 78% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of counties
Where Limestone County ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of counties
- Short commute28.9 minutes each way, better than only 20% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Limestone County
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Limestone County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,053, 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 Limestone County's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Limestone County
Limestone County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Limestone County.
Who works in Limestone County, and how
Work in Limestone County centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Limestone County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Limestone County.
Is Limestone County growing, and who is moving in?
Limestone County has lost about 4% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Houston, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Limestone County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Limestone County, month by month
Limestone County sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 40° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 57° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Limestone County
The nearest airport, Waco Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Limestone County
Schools across Limestone County average a C, better than 30% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Axtell ElB · 45% proficient
- Coolidge ElB− · 40% proficient
- Mart ElC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wortham MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Axtell Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Mexia J HC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Axtell H SB · 48% proficient
- Mart H SB− · 42% proficient
- Groesbeck H SC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Limestone County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Limestone 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 Limestone County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Limestone County suits
Common questions about living in Limestone County
Is Limestone County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Limestone County ranks 2,049th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low taxes, low disaster risk, and a strong job market, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Limestone County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,113. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $63,053 median income, cost of living beats 36% of counties.
Is Limestone County safe?
Limestone County is safer than 40% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $429 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Limestone County?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 40. That works out to about 92 pleasant days a year, more than 54% of counties.
Is Limestone County good for families?
Schools beat 30% of counties, crime safety beats 40%, and childcare runs $619 a month.
Compare Limestone County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Limestone County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Limestone 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.
Limestone County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Limestone County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Limestone County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Limestone County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Limestone County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Limestone 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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