Best PlacesRowden, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rowden, 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.
Rowden ranks 22,462nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rowden
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.
Rowden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rowden ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 140 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Rowden ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rowden
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rowden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,199, 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 Rowden's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rowden
Rowden runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rowden.
Who works in Rowden, and how
Work in Rowden centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Rowden
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rowden.
What the weather is like in Rowden, month by month
Rowden sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 45° | 32° |
| April | 82° | 65° | 51° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Rowden
The nearest airport, Abilene Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 144 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rowden
Schools across Rowden average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eula ElB− · 43% proficient
- Cross Plains ElB− · 43% proficient
- Clyde IntC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rowden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rowden 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 Rowden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rowden
Is Rowden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rowden ranks 22,462nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rowden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,572. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $69,199 median income, cost of living beats 60% of towns.
Is Rowden safe?
Yes, Rowden is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $331 per resident a year.
Compare Rowden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rowden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rowden 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.
Rowden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rowden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rowden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rowden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rowden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rowden 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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