Best PlacesThrockmorton County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Throckmorton 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.
Throckmorton County ranks 1,900th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Throckmorton 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.
Throckmorton County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Throckmorton County ranks high
- QuietBetter than 96% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Short commute17.7 minutes each way, better than 89% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than 78% of counties
Where Throckmorton County ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Throckmorton County
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Throckmorton County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,194, 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 Throckmorton County's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 Throckmorton County
Throckmorton 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 Throckmorton County.
Who works in Throckmorton County, and how
Work in Throckmorton County centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Throckmorton County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Throckmorton County.
Is Throckmorton County growing, and who is moving in?
Throckmorton County has lost about 5% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Amarillo, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Throckmorton County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Throckmorton County, month by month
Throckmorton County sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 81° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 99° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Throckmorton 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 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Throckmorton County
Schools across Throckmorton County average a C, better than 29% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Munday ElB · 48% proficient
- Olney ElB− · 42% proficient
- Lueders-avoca El/j HC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Olney J HA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Olney H SA− · 62% proficient
- Munday SecondaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Lueders-avoca H SD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Throckmorton County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Throckmorton 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 Throckmorton County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Throckmorton County
Is Throckmorton County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Throckmorton County ranks 1,900th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on quiet, a stable housing market, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Throckmorton County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $88,980. The overall cost of living runs about 28% below the national average. Set against a $63,194 median income, cost of living beats 72% of counties.
Is Throckmorton County safe?
Throckmorton County is safer than 23% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $518 per resident a year.
Compare Throckmorton County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Throckmorton County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Throckmorton 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.
Throckmorton County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Throckmorton County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Throckmorton County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Throckmorton County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Throckmorton County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Throckmorton 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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