Best PlacesQuihi, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Quihi, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Quihi ranks 16,975th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Quihi
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.
Quihi's strengths and weaknesses
Where Quihi ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 168 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- Household income$104,568 median, better than 87% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 84% of towns
Where Quihi ranks low
- Short commute47.8 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Quihi
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Quihi home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $104,568, 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 Quihi's effective rate of 1.12%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Quihi
Quihi runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Quihi.
Who works in Quihi, and how
Work in Quihi centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Quihi
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Quihi.
What the weather is like in Quihi, month by month
Quihi sees roughly 168 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 52° | 40° |
| April | 85° | 71° | 59° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 86° | 72° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Quihi
San Antonio International sits about 34 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.3 million passengers in 2025, with 87 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Quihi
Schools across Quihi average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Castroville ElA− · 59% proficient
- Potranco ElB · 49% proficient
- Newell E Woolls IntC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Medina Valley MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Mcdowell MiddleC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Medina Valley H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Hondo H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Quihi school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Quihi 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 Quihi against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Quihi
Is Quihi a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Quihi ranks 16,975th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and what local pay buys, 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 Quihi expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $218,029. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $104,568 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Quihi safe?
Quihi is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $347 per resident a year.
Compare Quihi with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Quihi. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Quihi 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.
Quihi detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Quihi: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Quihi: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Quihi: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Quihi: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Quihi 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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