Best PlacesMasterson, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Masterson, 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.
Masterson ranks 23,291st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Masterson
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.
Masterson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Masterson ranks high
- Short commute16.9 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 85% of towns
Where Masterson ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Masterson
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Masterson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,449, 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 Masterson's effective rate of 1.21%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Masterson
Masterson's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Masterson.
Who works in Masterson, and how
Work in Masterson centers on manufacturing 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 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Masterson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Masterson.
What the weather is like in Masterson, month by month
Masterson sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 74° | 55° | 41° |
| July | 94° | 79° | 65° |
| October | 74° | 57° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Masterson
The nearest airport, Rick Husband Amarillo International, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 264 miles away.
The best schools in and around Masterson
Schools across Masterson average a B−, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bushland ElA− · 60% proficient
- Mimi Farley ElB− · 42% proficient
- Morningside ElB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bushland MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Sanford-fritch J HB− · 40% proficient
- Dumas IntC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Bushland H SA · 78% proficient
- Dumas H SB+ · 58% proficient
- Sunray H SB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Masterson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Masterson 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 Masterson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Masterson
Is Masterson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Masterson ranks 23,291st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, low taxes, and clean air, and lowest on tree cover and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Masterson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,464. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $85,449 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Masterson safe?
Masterson is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $642 per resident a year.
Compare Masterson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Masterson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Masterson 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.
Masterson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Masterson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Masterson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Masterson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Masterson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Masterson 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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