Best PlacesSchulenburg, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Schulenburg, 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.
Schulenburg ranks 24,079th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Schulenburg
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.
Schulenburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Schulenburg ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 169 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute21.7 minutes each way, better than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Schulenburg ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 19% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Schulenburg
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Schulenburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,686, 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 Schulenburg's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Schulenburg
Schulenburg 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 Schulenburg.
Who works in Schulenburg, and how
Work in Schulenburg centers on manufacturing 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 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Schulenburg
Schulenburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of towns and more parkland per resident than 97% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Schulenburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Schulenburg, month by month
Schulenburg sees roughly 169 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 81° | 70° | 61° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Schulenburg
The nearest airport, Victoria Regional, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around Schulenburg
Schools across Schulenburg average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Weimar ElB+ · 53% proficient
- Flatonia ElB · 47% proficient
- Hallettsville ElB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- La Grange MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Weimar J HB · 43% proficient
- Hallettsville J HB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Flatonia SecondaryA · 68% proficient
- Giddings H SA · 68% proficient
- Weimar H SA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Schulenburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Schulenburg 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 Schulenburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Schulenburg
Is Schulenburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Schulenburg ranks 24,079th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and walkability, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Schulenburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $231,299. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $66,686 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Schulenburg safe?
Schulenburg is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $448 per resident a year.
Compare Schulenburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Schulenburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Schulenburg 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.
Schulenburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Schulenburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Schulenburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Schulenburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Schulenburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Schulenburg 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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