Best PlacesShiro, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shiro, 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.
Shiro ranks 27,965th 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 Shiro
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.
Shiro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shiro ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 83% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 103 pleasant days a year, better than 70% of towns
Where Shiro ranks low
- Short commute41.2 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Shiro
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shiro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $69,788, 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 Shiro's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Shiro
Shiro runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Shiro.
Who works in Shiro, and how
Work in Shiro centers on education and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Shiro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Shiro.
What the weather is like in Shiro, month by month
Shiro sees roughly 103 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 Shiro
The nearest airport, Easterwood Field, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around Shiro
Schools across Shiro average a B−, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Anderson-shiro ElB+ · 53% proficient
- Lincoln ElB · 50% proficient
- Montgomery ElB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Madisonville J HA− · 55% proficient
- Texas Online Preparatory MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Madisonville H SA− · 60% proficient
- Texas Online Preparatory H SB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shiro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shiro 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 Shiro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Shiro
Is Shiro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shiro ranks 27,965th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low taxes, and big-city access, and lowest on long commutes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shiro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $334,898. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $69,788 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Shiro safe?
Yes, Shiro is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $320 per resident a year.
Compare Shiro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shiro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shiro 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.
Shiro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shiro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shiro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shiro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shiro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shiro 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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