Best PlacesMcClanahan, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McClanahan, 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.
McClanahan ranks 33,622nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in McClanahan
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.
McClanahan's strengths and weaknesses
Where McClanahan ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 117 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of towns
- Cheap childcare$619 a month, better than 77% of towns
Where McClanahan ranks low
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McClanahan
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McClanahan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,335, 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 McClanahan's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 McClanahan
McClanahan'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 McClanahan.
Who works in McClanahan, and how
Work in McClanahan centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in McClanahan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McClanahan.
What the weather is like in McClanahan, month by month
McClanahan sees roughly 117 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 50° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 69° | 57° |
| July | 96° | 88° | 75° |
| October | 82° | 71° | 58° |
Flying in and out of McClanahan
The nearest airport, Waco Regional, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around McClanahan
Schools across McClanahan average a D, better than 5% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Marlin MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Mart H SB− · 42% proficient
- Marlin HighF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McClanahan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McClanahan 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 McClanahan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McClanahan
Is McClanahan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McClanahan ranks 33,622nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low taxes, and state finances, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McClanahan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,737. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $75,335 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is McClanahan safe?
McClanahan is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $803 per resident a year.
Compare McClanahan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McClanahan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McClanahan 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.
McClanahan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McClanahan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McClanahan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McClanahan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McClanahan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McClanahan 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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