Best PlacesMoran, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moran, 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.
Moran ranks 24,665th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Moran
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.
Moran's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moran ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap childcare$571 a month, better than 82% of towns
Where Moran ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moran
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moran home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,488, 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 Moran's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Moran
Moran 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 Moran.
Who works in Moran, and how
Work in Moran centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Moran
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Moran.
What the weather is like in Moran, month by month
Moran sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 81° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 99° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Moran
The nearest airport, Abilene Regional, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 127 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moran
Schools across Moran average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Baird ElC · 34% proficient
- Nancy Smith ElC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Albany Jr-sr H SB− · 45% proficient
- Baird H SB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moran school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moran 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 Moran against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moran
Is Moran a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moran ranks 24,665th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on internet speeds and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moran expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,886. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $77,488 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Moran safe?
Moran is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $431 per resident a year.
Compare Moran with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moran. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moran 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.
Moran detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moran: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moran: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moran: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moran: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moran 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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