Best PlacesSherman, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in the Sherman metro, 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.
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Sherman ranks 157th of 387 U.S. metro areas on the BestNeighborhood index. It does not top any single list, but it lands above the national middle on a strong job market and low taxes. The weaker spots are biking, transit, and summer heat.
The best neighborhoods in the Sherman metro
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 Sherman
The towns and districts of the Sherman metro, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood in each, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the metro.
Van Alstyne, Whitewright & Bells
More households have young kids, incomes run higher, and local pay stretches further.
Gunter & Collinsville
Fewer homes sit empty, though tree cover is thinner.
Howe
Heat risk is lower, though prices have run up more.
Denison
Commutes are shorter, though health outcomes score lower.
Pottsboro
It is quieter and more residents vote.
Whitesboro
Scores close to Pottsboro, except that health care is harder to reach here.
Downtown Sherman
Schools score lower and crime runs higher.
Scores across Sherman run from about the 8th to the 90th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Sherman's strengths and weaknesses
Sherman lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. A strong job market, low taxes, and affordable childcare carry most of that.
The drawbacks are real but narrow. Biking, transit, and summer heat hold the score down. That one depends almost entirely on which part you pick, which is what the map below settles.
Where Sherman ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 91% of metro areas
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 89% of metro areas
- Cheap childcare$635 a month, better than 89% of metro areas
- Nice weatherabout 156 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of metro areas
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of metro areas
Where Sherman ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 8% of metro areas
- TransitBetter than only 13% of metro areas
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of metro areas
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 17% of metro areas
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of metro areas
What it costs to buy a home in Sherman
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sherman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,510, 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 Sherman's effective rate of 1.24%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sherman
Sherman's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sherman.
Who works in Sherman, and how
Work in Sherman centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Sherman
Sherman has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of metro areas and more late-night spots per resident than 80% of metro areas. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Sherman and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Sherman growing, and who is moving in?
Sherman has grown about 22% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Dallas, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Sherman go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Sherman, month by month
Sherman sees roughly 156 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 44° | 35° |
| April | 74° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 95° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 79° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Sherman
Dallas Love Field sits about 56 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 8.2 million passengers in 2025, with 91 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Sherman
Schools across Sherman average a B−, better than 66% of metro areas.
Top elementary schools
- Tom Bean ElB+ · 53% proficient
- Bells ElB · 50% proficient
- Pottsboro ElB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Whitewright MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Howe MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- S And S Cons MiddleB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Howe H SA− · 63% proficient
- Denison H SA− · 59% proficient
- Whitewright H SB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sherman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sherman 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 Sherman against the other 386 metro areas.
Who Sherman suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 78% of metro areas, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 13% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 88% of metro areas and it is quieter than 67%.
Common questions about living in Sherman
Is Sherman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sherman ranks 157th of 387 metro areas. It scores highest on a strong job market, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on biking and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sherman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $261,751. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $79,510 median income, cost of living beats 78% of metro areas.
Is Sherman safe?
Yes, Sherman is safer than 63% of metro areas. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $366 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Sherman?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 55 with lows near 35. That works out to about 156 pleasant days a year, more than 88% of metro areas.
What are the best neighborhoods in Sherman?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Van Alstyne, Whitewright & Bells, Gunter & Collinsville, and Howe. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is Sherman good for families?
Schools beat 66% of metro areas, crime safety beats 63%, and childcare runs $635 a month.
Is Sherman good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 78% of metro areas, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 79% of metro areas. About 13% of workers already work from home.
Compare Sherman with other metro areas
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sherman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sherman 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.
Sherman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sherman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sherman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sherman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sherman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sherman 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.