Best PlacesReeves County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Reeves 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.
Reeves County ranks 2,725th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Reeves 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.
Reeves County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Reeves County ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of counties
- Short commute18.0 minutes each way, better than 88% of counties
Where Reeves County ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Reeves County
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Reeves County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,451, 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 Reeves County's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Reeves County
Reeves County runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Reeves County.
Who works in Reeves County, and how
Work in Reeves County centers on mining & oil & gas and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Reeves County
Reeves County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of counties and more parkland per resident than 72% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Reeves County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Reeves County growing, and who is moving in?
Reeves County has lost about 21% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Cleburne County, AR.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Reeves County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Reeves County, month by month
Reeves County sees roughly 134 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 101 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 44° | 31° |
| April | 86° | 67° | 50° |
| July | 101° | 86° | 72° |
| October | 84° | 66° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Reeves County
The nearest airport, Cavern City Air Terminal, is about 79 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 309 miles away.
The best schools in and around Reeves County
Schools across Reeves County average a D+, better than 12% of counties.
Top middle schools
- Crockett MiddleC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Pecos H SD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Reeves County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Reeves 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 Reeves County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Reeves County
Is Reeves County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Reeves County ranks 2,725th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on cell coverage, a stable housing market, and low taxes, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Reeves County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $135,477. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $71,451 median income, cost of living beats 38% of counties.
Is Reeves County safe?
Reeves County is safer than 5% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $767 per resident a year.
Compare Reeves County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Reeves County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Reeves 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.
Reeves County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Reeves County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Reeves County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Reeves County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Reeves County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Reeves 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.