Best PlacesPumphrey, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pumphrey, 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.
Pumphrey ranks 34,643rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pumphrey
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.
Pumphrey's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pumphrey ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$571 a month, better than 82% of towns
Where Pumphrey ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pumphrey
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pumphrey home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,287, 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 Pumphrey's effective rate of 1.22%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pumphrey
Pumphrey 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 Pumphrey.
Who works in Pumphrey, and how
Work in Pumphrey centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Pumphrey
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pumphrey.
What the weather is like in Pumphrey, month by month
Pumphrey sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 43° | 30° |
| April | 82° | 64° | 51° |
| July | 98° | 83° | 70° |
| October | 81° | 65° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Pumphrey
The nearest airport, Abilene Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 186 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pumphrey
Schools across Pumphrey average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Winters ElC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Winters J HD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Winters H SD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pumphrey school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pumphrey 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 Pumphrey against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pumphrey
Is Pumphrey a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pumphrey ranks 34,643rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, the weather, and low taxes, and lowest on tree cover and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pumphrey expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,200. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $57,287 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Pumphrey safe?
Pumphrey is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $761 per resident a year.
Compare Pumphrey with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pumphrey. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pumphrey 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.
Pumphrey detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pumphrey: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pumphrey: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pumphrey: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pumphrey: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pumphrey 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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