Best PlacesNew Fountain, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Fountain, 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.
New Fountain ranks 17,849th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in New Fountain
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.
New Fountain's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Fountain ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 168 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Household income$98,705 median, better than 84% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 84% of towns
Where New Fountain ranks low
- Short commute48.0 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Fountain
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Fountain home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,705, 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 New Fountain's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in New Fountain
New Fountain's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New Fountain.
Who works in New Fountain, and how
Work in New Fountain centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in New Fountain
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Fountain.
What the weather is like in New Fountain, month by month
New Fountain sees roughly 168 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 52° | 40° |
| April | 85° | 71° | 59° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 86° | 72° | 60° |
Flying in and out of New Fountain
San Antonio International sits about 39 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.3 million passengers in 2025, with 87 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around New Fountain
Schools across New Fountain average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Newell E Woolls IntC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mcdowell MiddleC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Hondo H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Fountain school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Fountain 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 New Fountain against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Fountain
Is New Fountain a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Fountain ranks 17,849th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and high incomes, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Fountain expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $236,223. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $98,705 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is New Fountain safe?
New Fountain is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $417 per resident a year.
Compare New Fountain with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Fountain. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Fountain 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.
New Fountain detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Fountain: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Fountain: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Fountain: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Fountain: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Fountain 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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