Best PlacesLynn County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Lynn 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.
Lynn County ranks 1,536th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lynn 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.
Lynn County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lynn County ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of counties
- QuietBetter than 77% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of counties
Where Lynn County ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 3% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 24% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Lynn County
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lynn County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,500, 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 Lynn County's effective rate of 1.49%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lynn County
Lynn County runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lynn County.
Who works in Lynn County, and how
Work in Lynn County centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lynn County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lynn County.
Is Lynn County growing, and who is moving in?
Lynn County has grown about 3% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Lubbock, TX metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Lynn County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Lynn County, month by month
Lynn County sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 40° | 26° |
| April | 81° | 62° | 45° |
| July | 97° | 83° | 70° |
| October | 80° | 63° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Lynn County
The nearest airport, Lubbock Preston Smith International, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 278 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lynn County
Schools across Lynn County average a B−, better than 66% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Tahoka ElB− · 42% proficient
- Post ElC · 32% proficient
- Cathelene Thomas ElC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tahoka MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Slaton J HD+ · 24% proficient
- Post MiddleD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Post H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Tahoka H SB · 47% proficient
- Slaton H SC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lynn County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lynn 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 Lynn County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Lynn County
Is Lynn County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lynn County ranks 1,536th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on clean air, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lynn County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,774. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $74,500 median income, cost of living beats 69% of counties.
Is Lynn County safe?
Lynn County is safer than 9% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $657 per resident a year.
Compare Lynn County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lynn County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lynn 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.
Lynn County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lynn County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lynn County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lynn County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lynn County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lynn 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.