Best PlacesTopsey, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Topsey, 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.
Topsey ranks 15,248th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Topsey
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.
Topsey's strengths and weaknesses
Where Topsey ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- QuietBetter than 79% of towns
- Cheap childcare$614 a month, better than 78% of towns
Where Topsey ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Short commute36.6 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Topsey
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Topsey home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,745, 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 Topsey's effective rate of 0.81%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Topsey
Topsey runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Topsey.
Who works in Topsey, and how
Work in Topsey centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Topsey
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Topsey.
What the weather is like in Topsey, month by month
Topsey sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Topsey
The nearest airport, Robert Gray AAF, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around Topsey
Schools across Topsey average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- House Creek ElB · 50% proficient
- Hanna Springs ElB− · 40% proficient
- Taylor Creek ElC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lampasas MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- S C Lee J HB− · 41% proficient
- Gatesville IntB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Lampasas H SB+ · 54% proficient
- Gatesville H SB− · 44% proficient
- Copperas Cove H SC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Topsey school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Topsey 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 Topsey against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Topsey
Is Topsey a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Topsey ranks 15,248th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low taxes, and state finances, and lowest on biking and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Topsey expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $279,410. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $86,745 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Topsey safe?
Yes, Topsey is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $295 per resident a year.
Compare Topsey with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Topsey. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Topsey 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.
Topsey detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Topsey: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Topsey: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Topsey: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Topsey: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Topsey 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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