Best PlacesSouth Brice, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Brice, 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.
South Brice ranks 37,832nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Brice
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.
South Brice's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Brice ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute19.7 minutes each way, better than 89% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 128 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of towns
Where South Brice ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Brice
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Brice home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,539, 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 South Brice's effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in South Brice
South Brice runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Brice.
Who works in South Brice, and how
Work in South Brice centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in South Brice
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Brice.
What the weather is like in South Brice, month by month
South Brice sees roughly 128 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 37° | 26° |
| April | 75° | 58° | 45° |
| July | 96° | 81° | 69° |
| October | 76° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of South Brice
The nearest airport, Rick Husband Amarillo International, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 265 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Brice
Schools across South Brice average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clarendon ElC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clarendon J HB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Clarendon H SA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Brice school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Brice 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 South Brice against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Brice
Is South Brice a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Brice ranks 37,832nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low taxes, and civic engagement, and lowest on disaster risk and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Brice expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $95,000. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $59,539 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is South Brice safe?
South Brice is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $685 per resident a year.
Compare South Brice with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Brice. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Brice 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.
South Brice detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Brice: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Brice: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Brice: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Brice: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Brice 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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