Best PlacesNoack, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Noack, 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.
Noack ranks 1,097th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Noack
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.
Noack's strengths and weaknesses
Where Noack ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 186 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$132,664 median, better than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
Where Noack ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- Short commute35.8 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Noack
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Noack home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $132,664, 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 Noack's effective rate of 0.86%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Noack
Noack runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Noack.
Who works in Noack, and how
Work in Noack centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Noack
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Noack.
What the weather is like in Noack, month by month
Noack sees roughly 186 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 42° |
| April | 80° | 68° | 59° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 71° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Noack
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 32 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 10.7 million passengers in 2025, with 127 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Noack
Schools across Noack average a B+, better than 75% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Thrall ElB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thrall MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Main Street IntD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Thrall H SB+ · 55% proficient
- Taylor H SD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Noack school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Noack 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 Noack against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Noack
Is Noack a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Noack ranks 1,097th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, a strong job market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on tree cover and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Noack expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $369,386. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $132,664 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Noack safe?
Yes, Noack is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $198 per resident a year.
Compare Noack with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Noack. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Noack 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.
Noack detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Noack: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Noack: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Noack: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Noack: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Noack 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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