Best PlacesNacogdoches County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Nacogdoches County, 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.
Nacogdoches County ranks 1,904th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Civic engagement pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Nacogdoches County
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.
Nacogdoches County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nacogdoches County ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Short commute20.1 minutes each way, better than 78% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of counties
- Cheap childcare$592 a month, better than 74% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 71% of counties
Where Nacogdoches County ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of counties
- Household income$58,925 median, better than only 24% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Nacogdoches County
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nacogdoches County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,925, 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 Nacogdoches County's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 Nacogdoches County
Nacogdoches County runs younger 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 Nacogdoches County.
Who works in Nacogdoches County, and how
Work in Nacogdoches County centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Nacogdoches County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nacogdoches County.
Is Nacogdoches County growing, and who is moving in?
Nacogdoches County has grown about 1% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Houston, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Nacogdoches County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Nacogdoches County, month by month
Nacogdoches County sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 60, 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 | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Nacogdoches County
The nearest airport, East Texas Regional, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nacogdoches County
Schools across Nacogdoches County average a C, better than 41% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Stephen F Austin State University Charter SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Central Heights ElB+ · 54% proficient
- Garrison ElB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Heights MiddleA · 63% proficient
- Woden J HA− · 58% proficient
- Huntington MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Heights H SA− · 60% proficient
- Huntington H SB · 50% proficient
- Woden H SB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nacogdoches County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nacogdoches County 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 Nacogdoches County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Nacogdoches County suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Nacogdoches County
Is Nacogdoches County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nacogdoches County ranks 1,904th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low taxes, short commutes, and state finances, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nacogdoches County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $178,831. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $58,925 median income, cost of living beats 26% of counties.
Is Nacogdoches County safe?
Nacogdoches County is safer than 32% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $469 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Nacogdoches County?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 38. That works out to about 101 pleasant days a year, more than 61% of counties.
Is Nacogdoches County good for families?
Schools beat 41% of counties, crime safety beats 32%, and childcare runs $592 a month.
Compare Nacogdoches County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nacogdoches County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nacogdoches County 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.
Nacogdoches County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nacogdoches County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nacogdoches County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nacogdoches County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nacogdoches County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nacogdoches County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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