Best PlacesSan Isidro, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around San Isidro, 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 Isidro ranks 44,902nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in San Isidro
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 Isidro's strengths and weaknesses
Where San Isidro ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 197 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where San Isidro ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$37,738 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in San Isidro
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median San Isidro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $37,738, 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 Isidro's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 4 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 Isidro
San Isidro runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for San Isidro.
Who works in San Isidro, and how
Work in San Isidro centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in San Isidro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across San Isidro.
What the weather is like in San Isidro, month by month
San Isidro sees roughly 197 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 74, with lows near 50. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74° | 60° | 50° |
| April | 89° | 75° | 66° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 89° | 75° | 65° |
Flying in and out of San Isidro
The nearest airport, McAllen International, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 195 miles away.
The best schools in and around San Isidro
Schools across San Isidro average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- San Isidro ElC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Falfurrias J HD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Falfurrias H SC+ · 35% proficient
- San Isidro H SD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every San Isidro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
San Isidro 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 Isidro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in San Isidro
Is San Isidro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, San Isidro ranks 44,902nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is San Isidro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $70,800. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $37,738 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is San Isidro safe?
San Isidro is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $582 per resident a year.
Compare San Isidro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to San Isidro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in San Isidro 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 Isidro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for San Isidro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in San Isidro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of San Isidro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in San Isidro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
San Isidro 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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