Best PlacesSparenberg, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sparenberg, 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.
Sparenberg ranks 18,414th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sparenberg
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.
Sparenberg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sparenberg ranks high
- Short commute15.9 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 133 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
Where Sparenberg ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sparenberg
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sparenberg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,750, 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 Sparenberg's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 Sparenberg
Sparenberg's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sparenberg.
Who works in Sparenberg, and how
Work in Sparenberg centers on agriculture & forestry and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Sparenberg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sparenberg.
What the weather is like in Sparenberg, month by month
Sparenberg sees roughly 133 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 43° | 32° |
| April | 81° | 65° | 52° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 66° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Sparenberg
The nearest airport, Midland International Air And Space Port, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 280 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sparenberg
Schools across Sparenberg average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stanton ElC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sparenberg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sparenberg 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 Sparenberg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sparenberg
Is Sparenberg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sparenberg ranks 18,414th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, clean air, and a stable housing market, and lowest on tree cover and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sparenberg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $252,300. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $83,750 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is Sparenberg safe?
Sparenberg is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $786 per resident a year.
Compare Sparenberg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sparenberg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sparenberg 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.
Sparenberg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sparenberg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sparenberg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sparenberg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sparenberg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sparenberg 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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