Best PlacesLocker, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Locker, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Locker ranks 10,879th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Locker
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.
Locker's strengths and weaknesses
Where Locker ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 173 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of towns
Where Locker ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
Who lives in Locker
Locker runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Locker.
Who works in Locker, and how
Work in Locker centers on public administration and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Locker
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Locker.
What the weather is like in Locker, month by month
Locker sees roughly 173 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 79° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Locker
The nearest airport, Robert Gray AAF, is about 67 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around Locker
Schools across Locker average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top high schools
- Richland Springs SchoolB · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Locker school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Locker 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 Locker against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Locker
Is Locker a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Locker ranks 10,879th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, clean air, and an educated workforce, and lowest on biking and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Locker safe?
Locker is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $486 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Locker?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 36. That works out to about 173 pleasant days a year, more than 97% of towns.
Compare Locker with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Locker. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Locker 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.
Locker detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Locker: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Locker: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Locker: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Locker: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Locker 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.
- 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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