Best PlacesMereta, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mereta, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mereta ranks 7,647th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mereta
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.
Mereta's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mereta ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 145 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$518 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of towns
Where Mereta ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mereta
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mereta home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,667, 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 Mereta's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 Mereta
Mereta's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Mereta.
Who works in Mereta, and how
Work in Mereta centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Mereta
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mereta.
What the weather is like in Mereta, month by month
Mereta sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 46° | 32° |
| April | 85° | 68° | 52° |
| July | 100° | 85° | 72° |
| October | 85° | 68° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Mereta
The nearest airport, San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mereta
Schools across Mereta average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wall ElA · 64% proficient
- Miles ElB+ · 52% proficient
- Veribest ElB+ · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wall MiddleA+ · 73% proficient
Top high schools
- Wall H SA+ · 86% proficient
- Miles H SA− · 63% proficient
- Veribest H SC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mereta school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mereta 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 Mereta against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mereta
Is Mereta a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mereta ranks 7,647th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low taxes, and the weather, 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 Mereta expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $226,030. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $90,667 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Mereta safe?
Yes, Mereta is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $320 per resident a year.
Compare Mereta with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mereta. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mereta 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.
Mereta detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mereta: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mereta: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mereta: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mereta: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mereta 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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