Best PlacesPresidio County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Presidio County, 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.
Presidio County ranks 3,036th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Presidio County
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.
Presidio County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Presidio County ranks high
- Short commute9.1 minutes each way, better than 99% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 149 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
Where Presidio County ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 1% of counties
- Household income$40,924 median, better than only 1% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Presidio County
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Presidio County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $40,924, 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 Presidio County's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 Presidio County
Presidio County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Presidio County.
Who works in Presidio County, and how
Work in Presidio County centers on education and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in Presidio County
Presidio County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of counties and more parkland per resident than 99% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Presidio County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Presidio County growing, and who is moving in?
Presidio County has lost about 21% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from El Paso, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Presidio County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Presidio County, month by month
Presidio County sees roughly 149 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 51° | 39° |
| April | 90° | 74° | 60° |
| July | 100° | 87° | 76° |
| October | 87° | 73° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Presidio County
The nearest airport, Cavern City Air Terminal, is about 173 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 348 miles away.
The best schools in and around Presidio County
Schools across Presidio County average a C, better than 36% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Presidio ElD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lucy Rede Franco MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Presidio H SC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Presidio County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Presidio County 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 Presidio County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Presidio County
Is Presidio County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Presidio County ranks 3,036th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on short commutes, walkability, and clean air, and lowest on crime and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Presidio County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,529. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $40,924 median income, cost of living beats 1% of counties.
Is Presidio County safe?
Presidio County is safer than 0% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,359 per resident a year.
Compare Presidio County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Presidio County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Presidio County 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.
Presidio County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Presidio County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Presidio County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Presidio County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Presidio County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Presidio County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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