Best PlacesMullin, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mullin, 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.
Mullin ranks 30,610th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mullin
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.
Mullin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mullin ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 158 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Cheap childcare$614 a month, better than 78% of towns
Where Mullin ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 16% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mullin
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mullin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,079, 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 Mullin's effective rate of 0.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mullin
Mullin runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mullin.
Who works in Mullin, and how
Work in Mullin centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Mullin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mullin.
What the weather is like in Mullin, month by month
Mullin sees roughly 158 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| April | 79° | 65° | 53° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Mullin
The nearest airport, Robert Gray AAF, is about 61 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mullin
Schools across Mullin average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Goldthwaite ElA− · 62% proficient
- Woodland Heights ElB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Goldthwaite MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Brownwood MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Goldthwaite H SA · 73% proficient
- Brownwood H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mullin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mullin 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 Mullin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mullin
Is Mullin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mullin ranks 30,610th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, the weather, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mullin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,156. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $56,079 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Mullin safe?
Mullin is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $394 per resident a year.
Compare Mullin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mullin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mullin 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.
Mullin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mullin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mullin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mullin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mullin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mullin 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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