Best PlacesMc Caulley, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mc Caulley, 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.
Mc Caulley ranks 32,290th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mc Caulley
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.
Mc Caulley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mc Caulley ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$571 a month, better than 82% of towns
Where Mc Caulley ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mc Caulley
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mc Caulley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,695, 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 Mc Caulley's effective rate of 1.04%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Mc Caulley
Mc Caulley'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 Mc Caulley.
Who works in Mc Caulley, and how
Work in Mc Caulley centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Mc Caulley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mc Caulley.
What the weather is like in Mc Caulley, month by month
Mc Caulley sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 45° | 35° |
| April | 81° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Mc Caulley
The nearest airport, Abilene Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 184 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mc Caulley
Schools across Mc Caulley average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hamlin Collegiate ElC− · 27% proficient
- Anson ElD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Hamlin Collegiate H SC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mc Caulley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mc Caulley 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 Mc Caulley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mc Caulley
Is Mc Caulley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mc Caulley ranks 32,290th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, clean air, and low taxes, and lowest on tree cover and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mc Caulley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,552. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $70,695 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Mc Caulley safe?
Mc Caulley is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $564 per resident a year.
Compare Mc Caulley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mc Caulley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mc Caulley 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.
Mc Caulley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mc Caulley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mc Caulley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mc Caulley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mc Caulley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mc Caulley 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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