Best PlacesLoma Alta, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Loma Alta, 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.
Loma Alta ranks 35,578th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Loma Alta
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.
Loma Alta's strengths and weaknesses
Where Loma Alta ranks high
- Short commute12.4 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 172 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of towns
Where Loma Alta ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Loma Alta
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Loma Alta home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $59,410; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Loma Alta's effective rate of 0.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Loma Alta
Loma Alta's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Loma Alta.
Who works in Loma Alta, and how
Work in Loma Alta centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 55%
- Work from home 42%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Loma Alta
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Loma Alta.
What the weather is like in Loma Alta, month by month
Loma Alta sees roughly 172 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 61, 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 | 61° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 68° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Loma Alta
The nearest airport, Del Rio International, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 133 miles away.
The best schools in and around Loma Alta
Schools across Loma Alta average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Buena Vista ElC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Del Rio MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Del Rio H SC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Loma Alta school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Loma Alta 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 Loma Alta against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Loma Alta
Is Loma Alta a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Loma Alta ranks 35,578th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, the weather, and low taxes, and lowest on a weak job market and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Loma Alta expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $256,413. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $59,410 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Loma Alta safe?
Loma Alta is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $646 per resident a year.
Compare Loma Alta with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Loma Alta. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Loma Alta 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.
Loma Alta detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Loma Alta: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Loma Alta: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Loma Alta: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Loma Alta: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Loma Alta 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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