Best PlacesSwiss Alp, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Swiss Alp, 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.
Swiss Alp ranks 11,013th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Swiss Alp
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.
Swiss Alp's strengths and weaknesses
Where Swiss Alp ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 168 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of towns
Where Swiss Alp ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Swiss Alp
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Swiss Alp home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,055, 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 Swiss Alp's effective rate of 0.83%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Swiss Alp
Swiss Alp runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Swiss Alp.
Who works in Swiss Alp, and how
Work in Swiss Alp centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Swiss Alp
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Swiss Alp.
What the weather is like in Swiss Alp, month by month
Swiss Alp sees roughly 168 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 81° | 70° | 61° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Swiss Alp
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 54 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 10.7 million passengers in 2025, with 127 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Swiss Alp
Schools across Swiss Alp average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Schulenburg ElC · 35% proficient
- La Grange ElC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- La Grange MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Weimar J HB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Weimar H SA− · 60% proficient
- La Grange H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Schulenburg SecondaryB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Swiss Alp school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Swiss Alp 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 Swiss Alp against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Swiss Alp
Is Swiss Alp a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Swiss Alp ranks 11,013th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on summer heat and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Swiss Alp expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $329,451. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $93,055 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is Swiss Alp safe?
Yes, Swiss Alp is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $331 per resident a year.
Compare Swiss Alp with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Swiss Alp. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Swiss Alp 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.
Swiss Alp detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Swiss Alp: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Swiss Alp: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Swiss Alp: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Swiss Alp: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Swiss Alp 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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