Best PlacesSandoval, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sandoval, 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.
Sandoval ranks 7,816th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sandoval
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.
Sandoval's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sandoval ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 157 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Sandoval ranks low
- Short commute43.4 minutes each way, better than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sandoval
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sandoval home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,530, 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 Sandoval's effective rate of 0.86%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Sandoval
Sandoval runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sandoval.
Who works in Sandoval, and how
Work in Sandoval centers on retail trade and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Sandoval
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sandoval.
What the weather is like in Sandoval, month by month
Sandoval sees roughly 157 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 80° | 68° | 58° |
| July | 97° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 70° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Sandoval
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 38 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 10.7 million passengers in 2025, with 127 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Sandoval
Schools across Sandoval average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Thrall ElB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thrall MiddleA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Thrall H SB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sandoval school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sandoval 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 Sandoval against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sandoval
Is Sandoval a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sandoval ranks 7,816th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, the weather, and low taxes, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sandoval expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $305,771. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $87,530 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is Sandoval safe?
Yes, Sandoval is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $276 per resident a year.
Compare Sandoval with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sandoval. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sandoval 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.
Sandoval detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sandoval: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sandoval: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sandoval: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sandoval: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sandoval 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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