Best PlacesPoint Venture, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Point Venture, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Point Venture ranks 2,792nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Point Venture
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.
Point Venture's strengths and weaknesses
Where Point Venture ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of towns
Where Point Venture ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of towns
- Short commute33.5 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,048 a month, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Point Venture
A household needs to earn about $142,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Point Venture home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $112,250, 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 Point Venture's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Point Venture
Point Venture 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 Point Venture.
Who works in Point Venture, and how
Work in Point Venture centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 59%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Point Venture
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Point Venture.
What the weather is like in Point Venture, month by month
Point Venture sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 42° |
| April | 80° | 68° | 59° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 82° | 70° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Point Venture
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 24 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 10.7 million passengers in 2025, with 127 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Point Venture
Schools across Point Venture average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Serene Hills ElB+ · 53% proficient
- West Cypress Hills ElB− · 43% proficient
- Lago Vista ElC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Travis MiddleA · 61% proficient
- Hudson Bend MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Lago Vista MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Travis H SA · 68% proficient
- Lago Vista H SB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Point Venture school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Point Venture 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 Point Venture against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Point Venture
Is Point Venture a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Point Venture ranks 2,792nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, a strong job market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Point Venture expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $507,400. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $112,250 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Point Venture safe?
Yes, Point Venture is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $256 per resident a year.
Compare Point Venture with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Point Venture. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Point Venture 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.
Point Venture detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Point Venture: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Point Venture: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Point Venture: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Point Venture: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Point Venture 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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