Best PlacesMaverick County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Maverick 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.
Maverick County ranks 2,675th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Maverick 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.
Maverick County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Maverick County ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 188 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of counties
Where Maverick County ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Maverick County
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Maverick County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,162, 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 Maverick County's effective rate of 1.32%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Maverick County
Maverick County runs younger 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 Maverick County.
Who works in Maverick County, and how
Work in Maverick County centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Maverick County
Maverick County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of counties and more parkland per resident than 97% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Maverick County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Maverick County growing, and who is moving in?
Maverick County has grown about 3% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from San Antonio, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Maverick County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Maverick County, month by month
Maverick County sees roughly 188 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 102 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs October through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 55° | 44° |
| April | 90° | 76° | 64° |
| July | 102° | 89° | 78° |
| October | 86° | 74° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Maverick County
The nearest airport, Del Rio International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Maverick County
Schools across Maverick County average a D+, better than 16% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Liberty ElC− · 27% proficient
- Maude Mae Kirchner ElD+ · 25% proficient
- Armando Cerna ElD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eagle Pass J HC · 33% proficient
- Carrizo Springs IntD · 22% proficient
- Memorial J HD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Eagle Pass H SC+ · 37% proficient
- C C Winn H SC− · 29% proficient
- La Pryor H SD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Maverick County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Maverick 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 Maverick County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Maverick County suits
Common questions about living in Maverick County
Is Maverick County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Maverick County ranks 2,675th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on the weather, cell coverage, and low disaster risk, and lowest on education levels 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 Maverick County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $175,268. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $50,162 median income, cost of living beats 9% of counties.
Is Maverick County safe?
Maverick County is safer than 42% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $439 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Maverick County?
July highs average about 102 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 44. That works out to about 188 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of counties.
Is Maverick County good for families?
Schools beat 16% of counties, crime safety beats 42%, and childcare runs $604 a month.
Compare Maverick County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Maverick County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Maverick 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.
Maverick County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Maverick County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Maverick County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Maverick County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Maverick County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Maverick 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
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