Best PlacesSan Augustine County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in San Augustine County, 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.
San Augustine County ranks 3,011th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in San Augustine County
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.
San Augustine County's strengths and weaknesses
Where San Augustine County ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- QuietBetter than 88% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of counties
Where San Augustine County ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 2% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in San Augustine County
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median San Augustine County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,861, 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 San Augustine County's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 San Augustine County
San Augustine County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for San Augustine County.
Who works in San Augustine County, and how
Work in San Augustine County centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in San Augustine County
San Augustine County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of San Augustine County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is San Augustine County growing, and who is moving in?
San Augustine County has lost about 8% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Houston, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving San Augustine County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in San Augustine County, month by month
San Augustine County sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of San Augustine County
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 72 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around San Augustine County
Schools across San Augustine County average a C−, better than 23% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Broaddus ElC · 34% proficient
- Brookeland ElC · 33% proficient
- Chireno ElC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Huntington MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Hemphill MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- Jasper J HD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Brookeland H SA− · 60% proficient
- Chireno H SB · 47% proficient
- West Sabine H SC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every San Augustine County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
San Augustine County 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 San Augustine County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in San Augustine County
Is San Augustine County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, San Augustine County ranks 3,011th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low taxes, and quiet, and lowest on health outcomes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is San Augustine County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $113,638. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $48,861 median income, cost of living beats 8% of counties.
Is San Augustine County safe?
San Augustine County is safer than 8% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $713 per resident a year.
Compare San Augustine County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to San Augustine County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in San Augustine County 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.
San Augustine County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for San Augustine County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in San Augustine County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of San Augustine County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in San Augustine County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
San Augustine County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.