Best PlacesTech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock, 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.
Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock ranks 3,239th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
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The best neighborhoods in Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock
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.
Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock ranks high
- Short commute13.1 minutes each way, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Household income$53,102 median, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 31% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $53,102, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.7% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-08-20 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 Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock's effective rate of 1.63%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock
Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock runs younger 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 Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock.
Who works in Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock, and how
Work in Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 19%
Life in Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock.
What the weather is like in Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock, month by month
Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 40° | 26° |
| April | 81° | 62° | 45° |
| July | 97° | 83° | 70° |
| October | 80° | 63° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock
The nearest airport, Lubbock Preston Smith International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 284 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock
Schools across Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock average an A−, better than 86% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Wilson ElA · 65% proficient
- Ramirez ElB− · 43% proficient
- Overton ElD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hutchinson MiddleA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Lubbock H SB+ · 51% proficient
- Coronado H SC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock 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 Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock
Is Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock ranks 3,239th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, clean air, and good schools, and lowest on crime and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $299,341. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $53,102 median income, cost of living beats 31% of neighborhoods.
Is Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock safe?
Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock is safer than 12% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $951 per resident a year.
Compare Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock 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.
Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tech Terrace-U.N.I.T., Lubbock 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.
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