Best PlacesReese, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Reese, 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.
Reese ranks 36,105th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Reese
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.
Reese's strengths and weaknesses
Where Reese ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 132 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
- Cheap childcare$574 a month, better than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 74% of towns
Where Reese ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Reese
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Reese home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,555, 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 Reese's effective rate of 1.13%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Reese
Reese's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Reese.
Who works in Reese, and how
Work in Reese centers on construction and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Reese
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Reese.
What the weather is like in Reese, month by month
Reese sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 48° | 41° |
| April | 76° | 66° | 58° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 79° | 68° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Reese
The nearest airport, Tyler Pounds Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Reese
Schools across Reese average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Frankston ElB · 48% proficient
- Neches ElB · 45% proficient
- Joe Wright ElC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bullard MiddleA · 65% proficient
- Bullard IntA− · 55% proficient
- Frankston MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Neches H SA+ · 80% proficient
- Bullard H SA− · 65% proficient
- Frankston H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Reese school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Reese 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 Reese against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Reese
Is Reese a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Reese ranks 36,105th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, the weather, and affordable childcare, and lowest on crime and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Reese expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $223,108. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $66,555 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Reese safe?
Reese is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $715 per resident a year.
Compare Reese with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Reese. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Reese 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.
Reese detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Reese: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Reese: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Reese: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Reese: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Reese 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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