Best PlacesOpdyke West, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Opdyke West, 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.
Opdyke West ranks 30,046th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Opdyke West
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.
Opdyke West's strengths and weaknesses
Where Opdyke West ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 137 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of towns
Where Opdyke West ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Opdyke West
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Opdyke West home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,824, 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 Opdyke West's effective rate of 1.02%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Opdyke West
Opdyke West runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Opdyke West.
Who works in Opdyke West, and how
Work in Opdyke West centers on transportation & warehousing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Opdyke West
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Opdyke West.
What the weather is like in Opdyke West, month by month
Opdyke West 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.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 40° | 26° |
| April | 81° | 62° | 45° |
| July | 97° | 83° | 70° |
| October | 80° | 63° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Opdyke West
The nearest airport, Lubbock Preston Smith International, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 265 miles away.
The best schools in and around Opdyke West
Schools across Opdyke West average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South ElD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Levelland MiddleC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Levelland H SB+ · 58% proficient
- Sundown H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Opdyke West school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Opdyke West 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 Opdyke West against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Opdyke West
Is Opdyke West a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Opdyke West ranks 30,046th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, a stable housing market, and cell coverage, and lowest on tree cover and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Opdyke West expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,273. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $69,824 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Opdyke West safe?
Opdyke West is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $526 per resident a year.
Compare Opdyke West with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Opdyke West. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Opdyke West 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.
Opdyke West detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Opdyke West: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Opdyke West: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Opdyke West: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Opdyke West: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Opdyke West 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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