Best PlacesRed River County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Red River County, 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.
Red River County ranks 2,558th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Red River County
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.
Red River County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Red River County ranks high
- QuietBetter than 90% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Cheap childcare$558 a month, better than 82% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 80% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of counties
Where Red River County ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Household income$52,041 median, better than only 12% of counties
- Short commute30.7 minutes each way, better than only 13% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 13% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Red River County
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Red River County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,041, 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 Red River County's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 Red River County
Red River County 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 Red River County.
Who works in Red River County, and how
Work in Red River County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Red River County
Red River County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of counties and more parkland per resident than 87% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Red River County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Red River County growing, and who is moving in?
Red River County has lost about 6% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Dallas, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Red River County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Red River County, month by month
Red River County sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Red River County
The nearest airport, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 115 miles away.
The best schools in and around Red River County
Schools across Red River County average a C+, better than 59% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Avery ElB · 48% proficient
- Deport ElC+ · 37% proficient
- Rivercrest ElC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Prairiland J HB+ · 52% proficient
- Rivercrest J HB · 47% proficient
- Detroit J HB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Avery SecondaryA− · 62% proficient
- Detroit H SA− · 60% proficient
- Rivercrest H SB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Red River County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Red River County 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 Red River County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Red River County
Is Red River County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Red River County ranks 2,558th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on quiet, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Red River County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,270. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $52,041 median income, cost of living beats 13% of counties.
Is Red River County safe?
Red River County is safer than 17% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $589 per resident a year.
Compare Red River County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Red River County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Red River County 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.
Red River County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Red River County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Red River County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Red River County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Red River County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Red River County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.