Best PlacesRosston, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rosston, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rosston ranks 11,318th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rosston
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.
Rosston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rosston ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 132 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of towns
Where Rosston ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- Short commute33.7 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rosston
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rosston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,375, 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 Rosston's effective rate of 0.93%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rosston
Rosston runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rosston.
Who works in Rosston, and how
Work in Rosston centers on manufacturing and other services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Rosston
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rosston.
What the weather is like in Rosston, month by month
Rosston sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Rosston
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 47 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 41.3 million passengers in 2025, with 289 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Rosston
Schools across Rosston average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top high schools
- Era SchoolA− · 52% proficient
- Slidell SchoolsB− · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rosston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rosston 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 Rosston against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rosston
Is Rosston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rosston ranks 11,318th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rosston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $249,700. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $86,375 median income, cost of living beats 63% of towns.
Is Rosston safe?
Yes, Rosston is safer than 83% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $245 per resident a year.
Compare Rosston with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rosston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rosston 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.
Rosston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rosston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rosston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rosston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rosston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rosston 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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