Best PlacesNacogdoches, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nacogdoches, 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 ranks 1,778th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Nacogdoches
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' strengths and weaknesses
Where Nacogdoches ranks high
- Cheap childcare$592 a month, better than 96% of cities
- Short commute17.8 minutes each way, better than 94% of cities
- QuietBetter than 94% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of cities
Where Nacogdoches ranks low
- Household income$54,629 median, better than only 3% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 7% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Nacogdoches
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nacogdoches home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,629, 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' effective rate of 0.96%, 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
Nacogdoches 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.
Who works in Nacogdoches, and how
Work in Nacogdoches centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Nacogdoches
Nacogdoches has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of cities and more parkland per resident than 85% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Nacogdoches and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Nacogdoches, month by month
Nacogdoches 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
The nearest airport, East Texas Regional, is about 53 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nacogdoches
Schools across Nacogdoches average a C, better than 25% of cities.
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
- Garrison MiddleB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Heights H SA− · 60% proficient
- Woden H SB · 50% proficient
- Chireno H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nacogdoches school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nacogdoches 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 against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Nacogdoches suits
Common questions about living in Nacogdoches
Is Nacogdoches a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nacogdoches ranks 1,778th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and quiet, and lowest on low incomes 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 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $185,934. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $54,629 median income, cost of living beats 9% of cities.
Is Nacogdoches safe?
Nacogdoches is safer than 26% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $471 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Nacogdoches?
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 cities.
Is Nacogdoches good for families?
Schools beat 25% of cities, crime safety beats 26%, and childcare runs $592 a month.
Compare Nacogdoches with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nacogdoches. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nacogdoches 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 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nacogdoches: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nacogdoches: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nacogdoches: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nacogdoches: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nacogdoches 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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