Best PlacesMcMullen County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in McMullen 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.
McMullen County ranks 2,664th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in McMullen 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.
McMullen County's strengths and weaknesses
Where McMullen County ranks high
- QuietBetter than 99% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 182 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of counties
- School gradeA, better than 96% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
Where McMullen County ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 1% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of counties
- Household income$43,875 median, better than only 3% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in McMullen County
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McMullen County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,875, 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 McMullen County's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 McMullen County
McMullen 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 McMullen County.
Who works in McMullen County, and how
Work in McMullen County centers on agriculture & forestry and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in McMullen County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McMullen County.
Is McMullen County growing, and who is moving in?
McMullen County has lost about 29% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from San Antonio, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving McMullen County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in McMullen County, month by month
McMullen County sees roughly 182 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 53° | 43° |
| April | 85° | 71° | 61° |
| July | 99° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 87° | 73° | 62° |
Flying in and out of McMullen County
San Antonio International sits about 76 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.3 million passengers in 2025, with 87 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around McMullen County
Schools across McMullen County average an A, better than 96% of counties.
Top high schools
- Mcmullen County SchoolA · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McMullen County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McMullen 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 McMullen County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in McMullen County
Is McMullen County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McMullen County ranks 2,664th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and good schools, and lowest on a weak job market and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McMullen County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $97,100. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $43,875 median income, cost of living beats 1% of counties.
Is McMullen County safe?
McMullen County is safer than 3% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $838 per resident a year.
Compare McMullen County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McMullen County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McMullen 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.
McMullen County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McMullen County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McMullen County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McMullen County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McMullen County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McMullen 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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