Best PlacesNorias, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Norias, 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.
Norias ranks 50,090th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Norias
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.
Norias' strengths and weaknesses
Where Norias ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 202 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Norias ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Norias
Norias runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Norias.
Who works in Norias, and how
Work in Norias centers on agriculture & forestry and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Norias
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Norias.
What the weather is like in Norias, month by month
Norias sees roughly 202 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 58° | 48° |
| April | 88° | 75° | 65° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 88° | 74° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Norias
The nearest airport, Valley International, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 190 miles away.
The best schools in and around Norias
Schools across Norias average a C+, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sarita ElA− · 62% proficient
- Brewster ElC− · 28% proficient
- San Isidro ElC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Myra Green MiddleC− · 31% proficient
- San Perlita MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
- Falfurrias J HD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Kaufer H SC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Norias school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Norias 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 Norias against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Norias
Is Norias a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Norias ranks 50,090th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, a stable housing market, and low taxes, and lowest on crime and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Norias safe?
Norias is safer than 0% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $2,344 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Norias?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 72 with lows near 48. That works out to about 202 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of towns.
Compare Norias with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Norias. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Norias 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.
Norias detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Norias: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Norias: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Norias: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Norias: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Norias 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.
- 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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