Best PlacesRumley, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rumley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rumley ranks 20,059th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rumley
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.
Rumley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rumley ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- Household income$98,787 median, better than 84% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Rumley ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute37.6 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 15% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rumley
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rumley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $98,787; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Rumley's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 Rumley
Rumley runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rumley.
Who works in Rumley, and how
Work in Rumley centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Rumley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rumley.
What the weather is like in Rumley, month by month
Rumley sees roughly 106 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 97° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Rumley
The nearest airport, Robert Gray AAF, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rumley
Schools across Rumley average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hanna Springs ElB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lampasas MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Lampasas H SB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rumley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rumley 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 Rumley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rumley
Is Rumley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rumley ranks 20,059th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low taxes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on summer heat and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rumley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $388,589. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $98,787 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Rumley safe?
Rumley is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $440 per resident a year.
Compare Rumley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rumley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rumley 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.
Rumley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rumley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rumley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rumley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rumley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rumley 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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