Best PlacesNew Territory, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Territory, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
New Territory ranks 1,941st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Territory
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 Territory's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Territory ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$157,313 median, better than 98% of towns
Where New Territory ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 9% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Territory
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Territory home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $157,313, 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 Territory's effective rate of 1.74%, 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 New Territory
New Territory'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 Territory.
Who works in New Territory, and how
Work in New Territory centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in New Territory
New Territory has more parkland per resident than 89% of towns. The coast is about 46 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of New Territory and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in New Territory, month by month
New Territory sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 55° | 46° |
| April | 82° | 71° | 62° |
| July | 95° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 85° | 73° | 63° |
Flying in and out of New Territory
William P Hobby sits about 24 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 101 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around New Territory
Schools across New Territory average an A−, better than 86% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Walker Station ElA− · 61% proficient
- Brazos Bend ElB · 45% proficient
- Jane Long ElC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sartartia MiddleA · 63% proficient
- Lamar J HC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Stephen F Austin H SA− · 64% proficient
- William B Travis H SA− · 63% proficient
- Lamar Cons H SB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Territory school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Territory 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 Territory against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Territory
Is New Territory a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Territory ranks 1,941st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, what local pay buys, and fast internet, and lowest on air quality and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Territory expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $400,241. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $157,313 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is New Territory safe?
New Territory is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $379 per resident a year.
Compare New Territory with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Territory. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Territory 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 Territory detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Territory: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Territory: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Territory: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Territory: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Territory 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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