Best PlacesNederland, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nederland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Nederland ranks 24,845th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Nederland
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.
Nederland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nederland ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute18.8 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
Where Nederland ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nederland
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nederland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,453, 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 Nederland's effective rate of 1.45%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Nederland
Nederland's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Nederland.
Who works in Nederland, and how
Work in Nederland centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in Nederland
Nederland has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of towns. The coast is about 43 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Nederland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Nederland, month by month
Nederland sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 54° | 43° |
| April | 81° | 70° | 59° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Nederland
The nearest airport, Jack Brooks Regional, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is William P Hobby, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nederland
Schools across Nederland average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Helena Park ElA− · 57% proficient
- Langham ElB+ · 55% proficient
- Woodcrest ElB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wilson MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Central MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
- Orangefield J HB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Nederland H SB+ · 58% proficient
- Orangefield H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Port Neches-groves H SB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nederland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nederland 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 Nederland against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Nederland suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 4% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Nederland
Is Nederland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nederland ranks 24,845th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, walkability, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nederland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $211,718. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $80,453 median income, cost of living beats 62% of towns.
Is Nederland safe?
Nederland is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $498 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Nederland?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 67 with lows near 43. That works out to about 92 pleasant days a year, more than 62% of towns.
Is Nederland good for families?
Schools beat 74% of towns, crime safety beats 22%, and childcare runs $624 a month.
Compare Nederland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nederland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nederland 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.
Nederland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nederland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nederland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nederland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nederland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nederland 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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