Best PlacesTaylorsville, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Taylorsville, 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.
Taylorsville ranks 31,601st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Taylorsville
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.
Taylorsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Taylorsville ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 146 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of towns
Where Taylorsville ranks low
- Short commute47.3 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Taylorsville
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Taylorsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,989, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Taylorsville's effective rate of 0.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Taylorsville
Taylorsville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Taylorsville.
Who works in Taylorsville, and how
Work in Taylorsville centers on admin & support services and arts & entertainment. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Taylorsville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Taylorsville.
What the weather is like in Taylorsville, month by month
Taylorsville sees roughly 146 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 51° | 41° |
| April | 82° | 69° | 58° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 74° |
| October | 85° | 71° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Taylorsville
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 23 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 Taylorsville
Schools across Taylorsville average a C, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Smithville ElB− · 42% proficient
- Bluebonnet ElD+ · 24% proficient
- Red Rock ElD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Smithville J HB− · 42% proficient
- Lockhart J HD+ · 27% proficient
- Cedar Creek MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Smithville H SB− · 45% proficient
- Cedar Creek H SB− · 42% proficient
- Lockhart H SC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Taylorsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Taylorsville 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 Taylorsville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Taylorsville
Is Taylorsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Taylorsville ranks 31,601st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, few empty homes, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Taylorsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $327,579. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $67,989 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Taylorsville safe?
Taylorsville is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $808 per resident a year.
Compare Taylorsville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Taylorsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Taylorsville 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.
Taylorsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Taylorsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Taylorsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Taylorsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Taylorsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Taylorsville 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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