Best PlacesMc Leod, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mc Leod, 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 Leod ranks 39,836th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mc Leod
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 Leod's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mc Leod ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$558 a month, better than 86% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- QuietBetter than 85% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Mc Leod ranks low
- Short commute41.1 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mc Leod
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mc Leod home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,551, 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 Leod's effective rate of 1.16%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mc Leod
Mc Leod 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 Mc Leod.
Who works in Mc Leod, and how
Work in Mc Leod centers on other services and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mc Leod
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mc Leod.
What the weather is like in Mc Leod, month by month
Mc Leod sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Mc Leod
The nearest airport, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 161 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mc Leod
Schools across Mc Leod average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mcleod ElB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mcleod MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Atlanta MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Jefferson J HC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Mcleod H SA · 70% proficient
- Atlanta H SC+ · 40% proficient
- Jefferson H SC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mc Leod school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mc Leod 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 Leod against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mc Leod
Is Mc Leod a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mc Leod ranks 39,836th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on long commutes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mc Leod expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $105,950. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $53,551 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Mc Leod safe?
Yes, Mc Leod is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
Compare Mc Leod with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mc Leod. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mc Leod 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 Leod detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mc Leod: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mc Leod: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mc Leod: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mc Leod: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mc Leod 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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