Best PlacesOld Dime Box, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Old Dime Box, 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.
Old Dime Box ranks 30,853rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Old Dime Box
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.
Old Dime Box's strengths and weaknesses
Where Old Dime Box ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 144 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 77% of towns
- QuietBetter than 63% of towns
Where Old Dime Box ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute38.0 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Old Dime Box
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Old Dime Box home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,724, 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 Old Dime Box's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 Old Dime Box
Old Dime Box runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Old Dime Box.
Who works in Old Dime Box, and how
Work in Old Dime Box centers on construction and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Old Dime Box
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Old Dime Box.
What the weather is like in Old Dime Box, month by month
Old Dime Box sees roughly 144 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 58° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 70° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Old Dime Box
The nearest airport, Easterwood Field, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around Old Dime Box
Schools across Old Dime Box average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lexington ElB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lexington MiddleB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Lexington H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Old Dime Box school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Old Dime Box 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 Old Dime Box against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Old Dime Box
Is Old Dime Box a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Old Dime Box ranks 30,853rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, the weather, and state finances, and lowest on summer heat and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Old Dime Box expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $251,200. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $74,724 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Old Dime Box safe?
Old Dime Box is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $416 per resident a year.
Compare Old Dime Box with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Old Dime Box. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Old Dime Box 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.
Old Dime Box detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Old Dime Box: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Old Dime Box: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Old Dime Box: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Old Dime Box: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Old Dime Box 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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