Best PlacesMcElroy, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McElroy, 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.
McElroy ranks 36,917th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in McElroy
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.
McElroy's strengths and weaknesses
Where McElroy ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 85% of towns
Where McElroy ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McElroy
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McElroy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,014, 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 McElroy's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in McElroy
McElroy runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for McElroy.
Who works in McElroy, and how
Work in McElroy centers on manufacturing and information. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in McElroy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McElroy.
What the weather is like in McElroy, month by month
McElroy sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of McElroy
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 86 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 114 miles away.
The best schools in and around McElroy
Schools across McElroy average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Broaddus ElC · 34% proficient
- Brookeland ElC · 33% proficient
- West Sabine ElC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hemphill MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Brookeland H SA− · 60% proficient
- West Sabine H SC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McElroy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McElroy 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 McElroy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McElroy
Is McElroy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McElroy ranks 36,917th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, tree cover, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McElroy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $122,120. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $54,014 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is McElroy safe?
Yes, McElroy is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $316 per resident a year.
Compare McElroy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McElroy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McElroy 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.
McElroy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McElroy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McElroy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McElroy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McElroy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McElroy 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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