Best PlacesOglesby, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oglesby, 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.
Oglesby ranks 17,065th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Oglesby
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.
Oglesby's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oglesby ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 155 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- QuietBetter than 78% of towns
- Cheap childcare$615 a month, better than 78% of towns
Where Oglesby ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of towns
- Short commute33.5 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Oglesby
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oglesby home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,095, 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 Oglesby's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 Oglesby
Oglesby's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Oglesby.
Who works in Oglesby, and how
Work in Oglesby centers on other services and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Oglesby
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Oglesby.
What the weather is like in Oglesby, month by month
Oglesby sees roughly 155 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 98° | 86° | 75° |
| October | 84° | 70° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Oglesby
The nearest airport, Waco Regional, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 85 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oglesby
Schools across Oglesby average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Crawford ElA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gatesville IntB− · 41% proficient
- Isbill J HC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Crawford H SA− · 65% proficient
- Gatesville H SB− · 44% proficient
- Mcgregor H SB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oglesby school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oglesby 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 Oglesby against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Oglesby
Is Oglesby a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oglesby ranks 17,065th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and state finances, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oglesby expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $214,022. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $83,095 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Oglesby safe?
Oglesby is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $339 per resident a year.
Compare Oglesby with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oglesby. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oglesby 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.
Oglesby detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oglesby: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oglesby: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oglesby: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oglesby: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oglesby 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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