Best PlacesPirtle, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pirtle, 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.
Pirtle ranks 34,968th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pirtle
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.
Pirtle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pirtle ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute20.1 minutes each way, better than 87% of towns
- Cheap childcare$574 a month, better than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 69% of towns
Where Pirtle ranks low
- Household income$47,455 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pirtle
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pirtle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $47,455, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Pirtle's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pirtle
Pirtle's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Pirtle.
Who works in Pirtle, and how
Work in Pirtle centers on mining & oil & gas and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Pirtle
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pirtle.
What the weather is like in Pirtle, month by month
Pirtle sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 47° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Pirtle
The nearest airport, East Texas Regional, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pirtle
Schools across Pirtle average a C+, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kilgore IntC+ · 35% proficient
- William E Wylie ElC · 35% proficient
- Northside ElC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Rusk MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
- Leveretts Chapel J HB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Leveretts Chapel H SA · 75% proficient
- West Rusk H SB+ · 52% proficient
- Kilgore H SB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pirtle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pirtle 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 Pirtle against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pirtle
Is Pirtle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pirtle ranks 34,968th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, short commutes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on low incomes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pirtle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $235,867. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $47,455 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Pirtle safe?
Pirtle is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $363 per resident a year.
Compare Pirtle with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pirtle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pirtle 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.
Pirtle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pirtle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pirtle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pirtle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pirtle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pirtle 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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