Best PlacesMiller Grove, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Miller Grove, 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.
Miller Grove ranks 15,530th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Miller Grove
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.
Miller Grove's strengths and weaknesses
Where Miller Grove ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$567 a month, better than 83% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 80% of towns
- Household income$91,162 median, better than 78% of towns
Where Miller Grove ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Miller Grove
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Miller Grove home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,162, 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 Miller Grove'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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Miller Grove
Miller Grove'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 Miller Grove.
Who works in Miller Grove, and how
Work in Miller Grove centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Miller Grove
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Miller Grove.
What the weather is like in Miller Grove, month by month
Miller Grove sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 46° | 38° |
| April | 76° | 65° | 56° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 80° | 68° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Miller Grove
The nearest airport, Tyler Pounds Regional, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Miller Grove
Schools across Miller Grove average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cumby ElC · 35% proficient
- Lone Oak ElC · 33% proficient
- Rains IntC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lone Oak MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- Rains J HD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Sulphur Springs H SB+ · 56% proficient
- Lone Oak H SB · 50% proficient
- Rains H SC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Miller Grove school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Miller Grove 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 Miller Grove against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Miller Grove
Is Miller Grove a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Miller Grove ranks 15,530th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, affordable childcare, and state finances, 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 Miller Grove expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $228,831. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $91,162 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Miller Grove safe?
Yes, Miller Grove is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $290 per resident a year.
Compare Miller Grove with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Miller Grove. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Miller Grove 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.
Miller Grove detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Miller Grove: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Miller Grove: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Miller Grove: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Miller Grove: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Miller Grove 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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