Best PlacesRochelle, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rochelle, 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.
Rochelle ranks 26,684th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rochelle
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.
Rochelle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rochelle ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 182 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$522 a month, better than 90% of towns
Where Rochelle ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Household income$51,981 median, better than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rochelle
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rochelle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,981, 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 Rochelle's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rochelle
Rochelle 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 Rochelle.
Who works in Rochelle, and how
Work in Rochelle centers on construction and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Rochelle
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rochelle.
What the weather is like in Rochelle, month by month
Rochelle sees roughly 182 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 79° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Rochelle
The nearest airport, San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field, is about 77 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rochelle
Schools across Rochelle average an A, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- San Saba ElC− · 30% proficient
- Brady ElC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brady MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- San Saba MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Brady H SB+ · 55% proficient
- San Saba H SB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rochelle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rochelle 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 Rochelle against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rochelle
Is Rochelle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rochelle ranks 26,684th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and quiet, and lowest on a weak job market and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rochelle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,853. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $51,981 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Rochelle safe?
Rochelle is safer than 39% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $405 per resident a year.
Compare Rochelle with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rochelle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rochelle 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.
Rochelle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rochelle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rochelle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rochelle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rochelle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rochelle 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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