Best PlacesSimmons, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Simmons, 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.
Simmons ranks 34,765th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Simmons
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.
Simmons' strengths and weaknesses
Where Simmons ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 181 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- Short commute14.7 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Simmons ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Simmons
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Simmons home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $52,908; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Simmons' effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Simmons
Simmons's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Simmons.
Who works in Simmons, and how
Work in Simmons centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Simmons
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Simmons.
What the weather is like in Simmons, month by month
Simmons sees roughly 181 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 68, 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 | 68° | 53° | 43° |
| April | 85° | 71° | 61° |
| July | 99° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 87° | 73° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Simmons
The nearest airport, Corpus Christi International, is about 67 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 77 miles away.
The best schools in and around Simmons
Schools across Simmons average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- George West PriA · 70% proficient
- Three Rivers ElB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- George West J HA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- George West H SB+ · 55% proficient
- Three Rivers Jr/sr H SC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Simmons school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Simmons 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 Simmons against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Simmons
Is Simmons a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Simmons ranks 34,765th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, short commutes, and a strong job market, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Simmons expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $205,997. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $52,908 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Simmons safe?
Simmons is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $398 per resident a year.
Compare Simmons with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Simmons. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Simmons 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.
Simmons detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Simmons: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Simmons: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Simmons: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Simmons: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Simmons 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.