Best PlacesSmithwick, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Smithwick, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Smithwick ranks 14,382nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Smithwick
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.
Smithwick's strengths and weaknesses
Where Smithwick ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 191 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of towns
Where Smithwick ranks low
- Short commute49.2 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Smithwick
A household needs to earn about $117,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Smithwick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $101,194, 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 Smithwick's effective rate of 0.76%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Smithwick
Smithwick runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Smithwick.
Who works in Smithwick, and how
Work in Smithwick centers on retail trade and admin & support services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 41%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Smithwick
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Smithwick.
What the weather is like in Smithwick, month by month
Smithwick sees roughly 191 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 49° | 41° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 58° |
| July | 96° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Smithwick
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 38 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 10.7 million passengers in 2025, with 127 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Smithwick
Schools across Smithwick average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Spicewood ElB · 50% proficient
- Colt ElC · 33% proficient
- Bagdad ElD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Leander MiddleA− · 52% proficient
- Lago Vista MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Marble Falls MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Liberty Hill H SA− · 59% proficient
- Leander H SB · 50% proficient
- Marble Falls H SB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Smithwick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Smithwick 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 Smithwick against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Smithwick
Is Smithwick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Smithwick ranks 14,382nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, a strong job market, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Smithwick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $449,180. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $101,194 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Smithwick safe?
Smithwick is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $429 per resident a year.
Compare Smithwick with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Smithwick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Smithwick 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.
Smithwick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Smithwick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Smithwick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Smithwick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Smithwick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Smithwick 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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