Best PlacesTom Green County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Tom Green 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.
Tom Green County ranks 1,475th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It ranks low mainly on summer heat and tree cover. It does better on cell coverage, which keeps it off the bottom.
The best neighborhoods in Tom Green 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.
Tom Green County's strengths and weaknesses
Tom Green County lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. Cell coverage is the standout, in the top 1% of counties. Fast internet and the weather follow.
The drawbacks are real but narrow. Summer heat, tree cover, and civic engagement hold the score down. That varies block to block rather than evenly, and the map below shows where.
Where Tom Green County ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 144 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Cheap childcare$518 a month, better than 87% of counties
Where Tom Green County ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Tom Green County
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tom Green County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,373, 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 Tom Green County's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tom Green County
Tom Green County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tom Green County.
Who works in Tom Green County, and how
Work in Tom Green County 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 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Tom Green County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tom Green County.
Is Tom Green County growing, and who is moving in?
Tom Green County has grown about 3% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Dallas, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Tom Green County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Tom Green County, month by month
Tom Green County sees roughly 144 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 46° | 32° |
| April | 85° | 68° | 52° |
| July | 100° | 85° | 72° |
| October | 85° | 68° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Tom Green County
The nearest airport, San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 178 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tom Green County
Schools across Tom Green County average a C, better than 35% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Ft Concho ElA · 66% proficient
- Wall ElA · 64% proficient
- Santa Rita ElA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wall MiddleA+ · 73% proficient
- Lone Star MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Glenn MiddleC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tom Green County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tom Green 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 Tom Green County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Tom Green County suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Tom Green County
Is Tom Green County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tom Green County ranks 1,475th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on cell coverage, fast internet, and the weather, and lowest on summer heat and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tom Green County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $210,167. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $72,373 median income, cost of living beats 58% of counties.
Is Tom Green County safe?
Tom Green County is safer than 16% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $593 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Tom Green County?
July highs average about 100 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 32. That works out to about 144 pleasant days a year, more than 90% of counties.
Is Tom Green County good for families?
Schools beat 35% of counties, crime safety beats 16%, and childcare runs $518 a month.
Is Tom Green County good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 58% of counties, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 93% of counties. About 10% of workers already work from home.
Compare Tom Green County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tom Green County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tom Green 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.
Tom Green County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tom Green County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tom Green County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tom Green County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tom Green County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tom Green 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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