Best PlacesMustang Ridge, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mustang Ridge, 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.
Mustang Ridge ranks 28,782nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mustang Ridge
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.
Mustang Ridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mustang Ridge ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 83% of towns
Where Mustang Ridge ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- Short commute39.2 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mustang Ridge
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mustang Ridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $69,838, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Mustang Ridge's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mustang Ridge
Mustang Ridge runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mustang Ridge.
Who works in Mustang Ridge, and how
Work in Mustang Ridge centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Mustang Ridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mustang Ridge.
What the weather is like in Mustang Ridge, month by month
Mustang Ridge sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 50° | 38° |
| April | 83° | 68° | 56° |
| July | 99° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 86° | 71° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Mustang Ridge
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 10 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 10.7 million passengers in 2025, with 127 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Mustang Ridge
Schools across Mustang Ridge average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bluebonnet ElD+ · 24% proficient
- Camino Real ElD · 19% proficient
- Creedmoor ElD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- R C Barton MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Dr T C Mccormick Jr MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Del Valle MiddleD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Jack C Hays H SB · 48% proficient
- Cedar Creek H SB− · 42% proficient
- Lockhart H SC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mustang Ridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mustang Ridge 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 Mustang Ridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mustang Ridge
Is Mustang Ridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mustang Ridge ranks 28,782nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, few empty homes, and low taxes, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mustang Ridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $357,738. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $69,838 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is Mustang Ridge safe?
Yes, Mustang Ridge is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $281 per resident a year.
Compare Mustang Ridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mustang Ridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mustang Ridge 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.
Mustang Ridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mustang Ridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mustang Ridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mustang Ridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mustang Ridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mustang Ridge 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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