Best PlacesStonewall County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Stonewall County, 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.
Stonewall County ranks 2,068th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Stonewall County
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.
Stonewall County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stonewall County ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of counties
- Short commute15.3 minutes each way, better than 95% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of counties
- QuietBetter than 90% of counties
Where Stonewall County ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Stonewall County
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stonewall County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,898, 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 Stonewall County's effective rate of 1.46%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Stonewall County
Stonewall County runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Stonewall County.
Who works in Stonewall County, and how
Work in Stonewall County centers on mining & oil & gas and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Stonewall County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Stonewall County.
Is Stonewall County growing, and who is moving in?
Stonewall County has lost about 11% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Waco, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Stonewall County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Stonewall County, month by month
Stonewall County sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 59, 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 | 59° | 45° | 35° |
| April | 81° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Stonewall County
The nearest airport, Abilene Regional, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 186 miles away.
The best schools in and around Stonewall County
Schools across Stonewall County average a C−, better than 22% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Aspermont ElC · 30% proficient
- Haskell ElC− · 27% proficient
- Hamlin Collegiate ElC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Haskell J HC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Haskell H SB− · 43% proficient
- Aspermont H SC+ · 38% proficient
- Hamlin Collegiate H SC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stonewall County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stonewall County 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 Stonewall County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Stonewall County
Is Stonewall County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stonewall County ranks 2,068th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a stable housing market, clean air, and short commutes, and lowest on empty homes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stonewall County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $63,596. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $63,898 median income, cost of living beats 67% of counties.
Is Stonewall County safe?
Stonewall County is safer than 8% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $650 per resident a year.
Compare Stonewall County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stonewall County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stonewall County 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.
Stonewall County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stonewall County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stonewall County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stonewall County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stonewall County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stonewall County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.