Best PlacesPursley, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pursley, 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.
Pursley ranks 40,348th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Pursley
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.
Pursley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pursley ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 80% of towns
Where Pursley ranks low
- Short commute43.3 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$53,408 median, better than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pursley
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pursley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,408, 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 Pursley's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Pursley
Pursley runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pursley.
Who works in Pursley, and how
Work in Pursley centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Pursley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pursley.
What the weather is like in Pursley, month by month
Pursley sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Pursley
The nearest airport, Waco Regional, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pursley
Schools across Pursley average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sam Houston ElB · 45% proficient
- Dawson ElC+ · 38% proficient
- Wortham ElC− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Corsicana MiddleB− · 39% proficient
- Wortham MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Collins IntC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Corsicana H SB− · 44% proficient
- Wortham H SC · 33% proficient
- Dawson H SC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pursley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pursley 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 Pursley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pursley
Is Pursley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pursley ranks 40,348th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pursley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $187,390. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $53,408 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Pursley safe?
Pursley is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $547 per resident a year.
Compare Pursley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pursley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pursley 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.
Pursley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pursley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pursley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pursley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pursley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pursley 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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