Best PlacesLoving County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Loving 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.
Loving County ranks 1,801st of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Loving 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.
Loving County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Loving County ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of counties
- Short commute1.5 minutes each way, better than 99% of counties
- QuietBetter than 99% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 153 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of counties
Where Loving County ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of counties
Who lives in Loving County
Loving County runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Loving County.
Who works in Loving County, and how
Work in Loving County centers on utilities and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Loving County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Loving County.
Is Loving County growing, and who is moving in?
Loving County has lost about 46% of its population over the last decade.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Loving County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Loving County, month by month
Loving County sees roughly 153 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 44° | 31° |
| April | 85° | 67° | 51° |
| July | 100° | 86° | 74° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Loving County
The nearest airport, Cavern City Air Terminal, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 284 miles away.
The best schools in and around Loving County
Schools across Loving County average a B−, better than 65% of counties.
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Loving County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Loving 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 Loving County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Loving County
Is Loving County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Loving County ranks 1,801st of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a strong job market, short commutes, and quiet, and lowest on air quality and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Loving County safe?
Loving County is safer than 8% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $658 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Loving County?
July highs average about 100 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 31. That works out to about 153 pleasant days a year, more than 93% of counties.
Compare Loving County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Loving County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Loving 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.
Loving County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Loving County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Loving County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Loving County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Loving County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Loving 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.
- 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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