Best PlacesMacune, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Macune, 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.
Macune ranks 47,591st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Macune
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.
Macune's strengths and weaknesses
Where Macune ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 82% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Cheap childcare$592 a month, better than 79% of towns
Where Macune ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$45,823 median, better than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Macune
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Macune home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,823, 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 Macune's effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Macune
Macune runs older than the country, 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 Macune.
Who works in Macune, and how
Work in Macune centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Macune
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Macune.
What the weather is like in Macune, month by month
Macune sees roughly 109 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Macune
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 74 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around Macune
Schools across Macune average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Broaddus ElC · 34% proficient
- Chireno ElC− · 30% proficient
- San Augustine ElD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hemphill MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Chireno H SB · 47% proficient
- Broaddus H SC+ · 37% proficient
- San Augustine H SD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Macune school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Macune 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 Macune against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Macune
Is Macune a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Macune ranks 47,591st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low taxes, and quiet, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Macune expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $90,362. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $45,823 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Macune safe?
Macune is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $570 per resident a year.
Compare Macune with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Macune. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Macune 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.
Macune detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Macune: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Macune: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Macune: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Macune: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Macune 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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