Best PlacesRachal, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rachal, 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.
Rachal ranks 48,101st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rachal
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.
Rachal's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rachal ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 198 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Short commute13.3 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
Where Rachal ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
Who lives in Rachal
Rachal 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 Rachal.
Who works in Rachal, and how
Work in Rachal centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Rachal
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rachal.
What the weather is like in Rachal, month by month
Rachal sees roughly 198 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 58° | 48° |
| April | 88° | 75° | 65° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 88° | 74° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Rachal
The nearest airport, McAllen International, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 184 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rachal
Schools across Rachal average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sarita ElA− · 62% proficient
- Brewster ElC− · 28% proficient
- San Isidro ElC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Falfurrias J HD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Kaufer H SC+ · 40% proficient
- Edinburg North H SC+ · 36% proficient
- Falfurrias H SC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rachal school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rachal 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 Rachal against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rachal
Is Rachal a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rachal ranks 48,101st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, short commutes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on crime and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rachal safe?
Rachal is safer than 0% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,511 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Rachal?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 72 with lows near 48. That works out to about 198 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of towns.
Compare Rachal with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rachal. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rachal 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.
Rachal detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rachal: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rachal: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rachal: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rachal: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rachal 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.
- 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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