Best PlacesSwisher County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Swisher 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.
Swisher County ranks 2,942nd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Low incomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Swisher 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.
Swisher County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Swisher County ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 137 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 80% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of counties
Where Swisher County ranks low
- Household income$42,386 median, better than only 1% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 4% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Swisher County
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Swisher County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,386, 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 Swisher County's effective rate of 1.51%, 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 Swisher County
Swisher County runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Swisher County.
Who works in Swisher County, and how
Work in Swisher County centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Swisher County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Swisher County.
Is Swisher County growing, and who is moving in?
Swisher County has lost about 9% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Dallas, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Swisher County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Swisher County, month by month
Swisher County sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 36° | 24° |
| April | 75° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 93° | 79° | 66° |
| October | 75° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Swisher County
The nearest airport, Rick Husband Amarillo International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 277 miles away.
The best schools in and around Swisher County
Schools across Swisher County average a C−, better than 29% of counties.
Top elementary schools
Top middle schools
- Tulia J HC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Swisher County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Swisher 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 Swisher County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Swisher County
Is Swisher County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Swisher County ranks 2,942nd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low taxes, the weather, and cell coverage, and lowest on low incomes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Swisher County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $86,801. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $42,386 median income, cost of living beats 4% of counties.
Is Swisher County safe?
Swisher County is safer than 8% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $716 per resident a year.
Compare Swisher County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Swisher County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Swisher 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.
Swisher County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Swisher County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Swisher County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Swisher County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Swisher County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Swisher 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
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