Best PlacesSipe Springs, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sipe Springs, 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.
Sipe Springs ranks 19,883rd 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 Sipe Springs
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.
Sipe Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Sipe Springs ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 164 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap childcare$571 a month, better than 82% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Sipe Springs ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 13% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sipe Springs
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sipe Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,467, 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 Sipe Springs' effective rate of 0.90%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Sipe Springs
Sipe Springs runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sipe Springs.
Who works in Sipe Springs, and how
Work in Sipe Springs centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Sipe Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sipe Springs.
What the weather is like in Sipe Springs, month by month
Sipe Springs sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 80° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 99° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Sipe Springs
The nearest airport, Abilene Regional, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 118 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sipe Springs
Schools across Sipe Springs average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- De Leon ElB · 47% proficient
- May ElC · 33% proficient
- Maxfield ElC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Perkins MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Gorman MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- De Leon H SB · 48% proficient
- May H SB− · 43% proficient
- Rising Star H SC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sipe Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sipe Springs 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 Sipe Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sipe Springs
Is Sipe Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sipe Springs ranks 19,883rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sipe Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $235,152. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $74,467 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is Sipe Springs safe?
Sipe Springs is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $459 per resident a year.
Compare Sipe Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sipe Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sipe Springs 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.
Sipe Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sipe Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sipe Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sipe Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sipe Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sipe Springs 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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