Best PlacesSan Patricio County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in San Patricio County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Distance to the water drives a lot of the difference between one part and the next. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
San Patricio County ranks 1,724th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in San Patricio 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.
The best areas in San Patricio County
The parts of San Patricio County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Ingleside & Aransas Pass
More adults hold degrees, it is quieter, and local pay stretches further.
Portland
More households have young kids and heat risk is lower.
Taft
Prices have run up less, though schools score lower.
Odem
Fewer homes sit empty, though incomes run lower.
Sinton
Homes cost less, though crime runs higher.
Mathis
Health outcomes score lower and advertised internet is slower.
Scores across San Patricio County run from about the 5th to the 86th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
San Patricio County's strengths and weaknesses
Where San Patricio County ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 189 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 76% of counties
Where San Patricio County ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in San Patricio County
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median San Patricio County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,821, 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 Patricio County'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 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 Patricio County
San Patricio County runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for San Patricio County.
Who works in San Patricio County, and how
Work in San Patricio County centers on construction 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 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in San Patricio County
San Patricio County has less parkland per resident than most counties. The coast is about 39 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of San Patricio County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is San Patricio County growing, and who is moving in?
San Patricio County has grown about 7% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Corpus Christi, TX metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving San Patricio 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 Patricio County, month by month
San Patricio County sees roughly 189 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 58° | 51° |
| April | 81° | 73° | 66° |
| July | 93° | 86° | 80° |
| October | 86° | 76° | 68° |
Flying in and out of San Patricio County
The nearest airport, Corpus Christi International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 128 miles away.
The best schools in and around San Patricio County
Schools across San Patricio County average a C+, better than 47% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- East Cliff ElA− · 59% proficient
- Gilbert J Mircovich ElC+ · 40% proficient
- Clark ElC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Skidmore-tynan J HB− · 42% proficient
- Gregory-portland MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Odem J HB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Odem H SB+ · 58% proficient
- Ingleside H SB+ · 55% proficient
- Skidmore-tynan H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every San Patricio County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
San Patricio 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 Patricio County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who San Patricio County suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in San Patricio County
Is San Patricio County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, San Patricio County ranks 1,724th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on the weather, cell coverage, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is San Patricio County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $201,884. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $72,821 median income, cost of living beats 69% of counties.
Is San Patricio County safe?
San Patricio County is safer than 43% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $431 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in San Patricio County?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 68 with lows near 51. That works out to about 189 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in San Patricio County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Ingleside & Aransas Pass, Portland, and Taft. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare San Patricio County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to San Patricio County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in San Patricio 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 Patricio County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for San Patricio County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in San Patricio County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of San Patricio County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in San Patricio County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
San Patricio 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
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