Best PlacesNorth Overton, Lubbock, TX Best Neighborhoods

2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026

Every neighborhood in and around North Overton, Lubbock, 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.

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North Overton, Lubbock ranks 3,387th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.

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The best neighborhoods in North Overton, Lubbock

Map of the best neighborhoods in the North Overton, Lubbock area, with better matches in green and worse matches in red
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North Overton, Lubbock's strengths and weaknesses

Top 1%Cell coverage
Top 1%Short commutes
Top 3%Clean air
Each measure against the national median. Bars to the right beat the median; bars to the left fall short. Percentiles compare North Overton, Lubbock with other neighborhoods.

Where North Overton, Lubbock ranks high

  • Cell coverageBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
  • Short commute12.8 minutes each way, better than 99% of neighborhoods
  • Air qualityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
  • Local economyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
  • Cheap childcare$672 a month, better than 96% of neighborhoods

Where North Overton, Lubbock ranks low

  • Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
  • Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
  • Big-city accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
  • Household income$26,252 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
  • Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods

Who lives in North Overton, Lubbock

North Overton, Lubbock runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.

Median age
22
younger than the U.S. median of 41
Residents 65 and older
0%
versus 18% nationally
Average household
1.9
below the U.S. average of 2.6

Residents by age

Under 185%
18 to 3485%
35 to 495%
50 to 641%
65 and older0%

Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Overton, Lubbock.


Who works in North Overton, Lubbock, and how

Work in North Overton, Lubbock centers on hospitality & food and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.

Work from home
11%
below the national average
Unemployment
2.3%
below the national average
Job growth
+5.4%
/y 2019-2023, faster than the national pace

Largest industries

Hospitality & food19%
Education15%
Professional & technical12%
Retail trade12%
Other services8%

How people get to work

  • Drive or carpool 67%
  • Work from home 11%
  • Transit, walk, or bike 22%

Life in North Overton, Lubbock

North Overton, Lubbock has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of North Overton, Lubbock and thins out in others, which the map shows.

Places to eat and drink
68
restaurants, bars, and fast food, about 148.5 per 10,000 residents, more than 86% of neighborhoods
Coffee shops
8
about 17.5 per 10,000 residents, more than 86% of neighborhoods

What the weather is like in North Overton, Lubbock, month by month

North Overton, Lubbock sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.

Average daily high, mean, and low in degrees Fahrenheit, NOAA station data 2016 to 2025.
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MonthAvg highAvgAvg low
January58°40°26°
April81°62°45°
July97°83°70°
October80°63°48°

Flying in and out of North Overton, Lubbock

The nearest airport, Lubbock Preston Smith International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 283 miles away.

Nearest airport
LBB
Lubbock Preston Smith International, about 6 miles
Airport size
Small hub
133rd-busiest in the US, 23 nonstop destinations
Average drive
8 min
from the area, with no traffic

The best schools in and around North Overton, Lubbock

Schools across North Overton, Lubbock average a B+, better than 82% of neighborhoods.

Top elementary schools

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Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Overton, Lubbock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.


North Overton, Lubbock 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 North Overton, Lubbock against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.


Common questions about living in North Overton, Lubbock

Is North Overton, Lubbock a good place to live?

Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Overton, Lubbock ranks 3,387th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, short commutes, and clean air, and lowest on thin health care access and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.

Is North Overton, Lubbock safe?

North Overton, Lubbock is safer than 16% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,011 per resident a year.

What is the weather like in North Overton, Lubbock?

July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 26. That works out to about 137 pleasant days a year, more than 70% of neighborhoods.


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Sources and methodology

Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Overton, Lubbock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Overton, Lubbock 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.

North Overton, Lubbock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:

  1. Walk Grade for North Overton, Lubbock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
  2. Noise in North Overton, Lubbock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
  3. Conservative vs liberal map of North Overton, Lubbock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
  4. Mobile and cell coverage in North Overton, Lubbock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.

North Overton, Lubbock detail on related sites:

  1. CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
  2. ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
  3. CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.

Federal and public data:

  1. 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.
  2. NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
  3. FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
  4. FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
  5. U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
  6. FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
  7. CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
  8. National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
  9. FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
  10. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
  11. Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.