Best PlacesRoute 66 Historic District, Amarillo, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo, 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.
Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo ranks 4,613th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo
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.
Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo ranks high
- Cheap childcare$678 a month, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,212, 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 Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo's effective rate of 1.33%, 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 Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo
Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo runs younger 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 Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo.
Who works in Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo, and how
Work in Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo 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 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo.
What the weather is like in Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo, month by month
Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 37° | 23° |
| April | 76° | 57° | 41° |
| July | 96° | 81° | 66° |
| October | 78° | 59° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo
The nearest airport, Rick Husband Amarillo International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 268 miles away.
The best schools in and around Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo
Schools across Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo average a C, better than 40% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- George Washington Carver El AcademyB− · 42% proficient
- San Jacinto ElC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lorenzo De Zavala MiddleA · 65% proficient
- Austin MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Houston MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo 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 Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo
Is Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo ranks 4,613th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, cell coverage, and a stable housing market, and lowest on distance from a big city and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $94,466. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $55,212 median income, cost of living beats 46% of neighborhoods.
Is Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo safe?
Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo is safer than 20% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $834 per resident a year.
Compare Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo 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.
Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Route 66 Historic District, Amarillo 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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