Best PlacesLipscomb County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Lipscomb County, 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.
Lipscomb County ranks 1,552nd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lipscomb 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.
Lipscomb County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lipscomb County ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of counties
- QuietBetter than 93% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of counties
Where Lipscomb County ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Lipscomb County
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lipscomb County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,378, 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 Lipscomb County's effective rate of 1.35%, 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 Lipscomb County
Lipscomb County runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lipscomb County.
Who works in Lipscomb County, and how
Work in Lipscomb County centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Lipscomb County
Lipscomb County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Lipscomb County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Lipscomb County growing, and who is moving in?
Lipscomb County has lost about 19% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Lubbock, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Lipscomb County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Lipscomb County, month by month
Lipscomb County sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 71° | 53° | 39° |
| July | 95° | 80° | 67° |
| October | 75° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Lipscomb County
The nearest airport, Liberal Mid-America Regional, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 306 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lipscomb County
Schools across Lipscomb County average a C, better than 38% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Kirksey ElB+ · 50% proficient
- Baker ElB− · 43% proficient
- Shattuck EsB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Perryton J HA− · 55% proficient
- Canadian MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Canadian H SA · 73% proficient
- Perryton H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Booker Jh/h SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lipscomb County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lipscomb 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 Lipscomb County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Lipscomb County
Is Lipscomb County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lipscomb County ranks 1,552nd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a stable housing market, walkability, and quiet, and lowest on tree cover and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lipscomb County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $127,756. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $74,378 median income, cost of living beats 82% of counties.
Is Lipscomb County safe?
Lipscomb County is safer than 18% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $533 per resident a year.
Compare Lipscomb County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lipscomb County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lipscomb 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.
Lipscomb County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lipscomb County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lipscomb County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lipscomb County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lipscomb County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lipscomb 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.