Best PlacesMico, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mico, 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.
Mico ranks 19,900th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mico
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.
Mico's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mico ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 164 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of towns
Where Mico ranks low
- Short commute51.7 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 13% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mico
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mico home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,059, 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 Mico's effective rate of 1.20%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Mico
Mico runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mico.
Who works in Mico, and how
Work in Mico centers on admin & support services and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mico
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mico.
What the weather is like in Mico, month by month
Mico sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 52° | 40° |
| April | 85° | 71° | 59° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 86° | 72° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Mico
San Antonio International sits about 29 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 Mico
Schools across Mico average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Potranco ElB · 49% proficient
- Hill Country ElB− · 41% proficient
- Newell E Woolls IntC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Medina Valley MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Mcdowell MiddleC+ · 35% proficient
- Lytle J HC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Medina Valley H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Harlan H SB · 48% proficient
- Hondo H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mico school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mico 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 Mico against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mico
Is Mico a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mico ranks 19,900th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mico expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $304,096. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $93,059 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Mico safe?
Mico is safer than 35% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $464 per resident a year.
Compare Mico with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mico. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mico 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.
Mico detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mico: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mico: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mico: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mico: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mico 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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