Best PlacesOrangefield, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Orangefield, 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.
Orangefield ranks 29,816th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Orangefield
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.
Orangefield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Orangefield ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 79% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of towns
- Cheap childcare$624 a month, better than 77% of towns
Where Orangefield ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Orangefield
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Orangefield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,251, 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 Orangefield's effective rate of 1.28%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Orangefield
Orangefield runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Orangefield.
Who works in Orangefield, and how
Work in Orangefield centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Orangefield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Orangefield.
What the weather is like in Orangefield, month by month
Orangefield sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 53° | 45° |
| April | 79° | 70° | 62° |
| July | 92° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 72° | 63° |
Flying in and out of Orangefield
The nearest airport, Jack Brooks Regional, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Orangefield
Schools across Orangefield average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bridge City IntB · 47% proficient
- Orangefield ElB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Orangefield J HB · 47% proficient
- Bridge City MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Orangefield H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Bridge City H SB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Orangefield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Orangefield 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 Orangefield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Orangefield
Is Orangefield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Orangefield ranks 29,816th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, state finances, and population health, and lowest on disaster risk and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Orangefield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $279,560. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $82,251 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Orangefield safe?
Orangefield is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $527 per resident a year.
Compare Orangefield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Orangefield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Orangefield 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.
Orangefield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Orangefield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Orangefield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Orangefield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Orangefield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Orangefield 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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