Best PlacesSebastopol, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sebastopol, 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.
Sebastopol ranks 45,656th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sebastopol
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.
Sebastopol's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sebastopol ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 82% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Sebastopol ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute41.2 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Household income$45,282 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sebastopol
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sebastopol home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $45,282, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Sebastopol's effective rate of 1.10%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Sebastopol
Sebastopol 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 Sebastopol.
Who works in Sebastopol, and how
Work in Sebastopol centers on transportation & warehousing and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Sebastopol
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sebastopol.
What the weather is like in Sebastopol, month by month
Sebastopol sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 63, 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 | 63° | 51° | 43° |
| April | 81° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 71° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Sebastopol
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 63 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 23.3 million passengers in 2025, with 214 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Sebastopol
Schools across Sebastopol average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Groveton ElC · 33% proficient
- Lansberry ElC · 31% proficient
- Coldspring IntD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln J HD · 22% proficient
- Trinity J HD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Coldspring-oakhurst H SC+ · 37% proficient
- Trinity H SC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sebastopol school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sebastopol 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 Sebastopol against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sebastopol
Is Sebastopol a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sebastopol ranks 45,656th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, quiet, and fast internet, 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 Sebastopol expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,852. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $45,282 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Sebastopol safe?
Sebastopol is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $437 per resident a year.
Compare Sebastopol with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sebastopol. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sebastopol 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.
Sebastopol detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sebastopol: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sebastopol: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sebastopol: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sebastopol: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sebastopol 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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