Best PlacesSouthmayd, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Southmayd, 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.
Southmayd ranks 11,599th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Southmayd
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.
Southmayd's strengths and weaknesses
Where Southmayd ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 161 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 87% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of towns
Where Southmayd ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Southmayd
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Southmayd home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,575, 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 Southmayd's effective rate of 1.30%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Southmayd
Southmayd runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Southmayd.
Who works in Southmayd, and how
Work in Southmayd centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Southmayd
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Southmayd.
What the weather is like in Southmayd, month by month
Southmayd sees roughly 161 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 35. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 44° | 35° |
| April | 74° | 63° | 54° |
| July | 95° | 85° | 75° |
| October | 79° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Southmayd
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 53 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 41.3 million passengers in 2025, with 289 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Southmayd
Schools across Southmayd average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- S And S Cons ElC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- S And S Cons MiddleB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- S And S Cons H SB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Southmayd school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Southmayd 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 Southmayd against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Southmayd
Is Southmayd a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Southmayd ranks 11,599th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and population health, and lowest on air quality and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Southmayd expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $201,550. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $88,575 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is Southmayd safe?
Southmayd is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $347 per resident a year.
Compare Southmayd with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Southmayd. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Southmayd 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.
Southmayd detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Southmayd: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Southmayd: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Southmayd: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Southmayd: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Southmayd 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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