Best PlacesRadar Base, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Radar Base, 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.
Radar Base ranks 49,690th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Radar Base
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.
Radar Base's strengths and weaknesses
Where Radar Base ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 160 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Radar Base ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Radar Base
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Radar Base home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $44,301, 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 Radar Base's effective rate of 1.14%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Radar Base
Radar Base runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Radar Base.
Who works in Radar Base, and how
Work in Radar Base centers on arts & entertainment and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Radar Base
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Radar Base.
What the weather is like in Radar Base, month by month
Radar Base sees roughly 160 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 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 | 87° | 72° | 61° |
| July | 99° | 87° | 76° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Radar Base
The nearest airport, Del Rio International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 133 miles away.
The best schools in and around Radar Base
Schools across Radar Base average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Eagle Pass J HC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Eagle Pass H SC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Radar Base school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Radar Base 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 Radar Base against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Radar Base
Is Radar Base a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Radar Base ranks 49,690th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and low taxes, and lowest on noise and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Radar Base expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $315,000. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $44,301 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Radar Base safe?
Radar Base is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $727 per resident a year.
Compare Radar Base with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Radar Base. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Radar Base 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.
Radar Base detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Radar Base: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Radar Base: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Radar Base: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Radar Base: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Radar Base 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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