Best PlacesMathis, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mathis, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mathis ranks 44,144th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mathis
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.
Mathis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Mathis ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 187 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Mathis ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of towns
- Household income$45,762 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mathis
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mathis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,762, 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 Mathis' effective rate of 1.17%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mathis
Mathis's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mathis.
Who works in Mathis, and how
Work in Mathis centers on construction and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Mathis
Mathis has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of towns. The coast is about 52 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Mathis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mathis, month by month
Mathis sees roughly 187 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| April | 84° | 72° | 62° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 87° | 74° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Mathis
The nearest airport, Corpus Christi International, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mathis
Schools across Mathis average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- George West PriA · 70% proficient
- Orange Grove ElB · 49% proficient
- Mathis IntC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- George West J HA− · 53% proficient
- Odem J HB− · 40% proficient
- E Merle Smith MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Odem H SB+ · 58% proficient
- George West H SB+ · 55% proficient
- Orange Grove H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mathis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mathis 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 Mathis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mathis
Is Mathis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mathis ranks 44,144th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, cell coverage, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mathis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $113,428. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $45,762 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Mathis safe?
Mathis is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $511 per resident a year.
Compare Mathis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mathis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mathis 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.
Mathis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mathis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mathis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mathis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mathis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mathis 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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