Best PlacesTrickham, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Trickham, 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.
Trickham ranks 25,892nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Trickham
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.
Trickham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Trickham ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 158 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute21.0 minutes each way, better than 84% of towns
Where Trickham ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Trickham
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Trickham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,267, 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 Trickham's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Trickham
Trickham runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Trickham.
Who works in Trickham, and how
Work in Trickham centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Trickham
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Trickham.
What the weather is like in Trickham, month by month
Trickham sees roughly 158 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| April | 79° | 65° | 53° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Trickham
The nearest airport, Abilene Regional, is about 62 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 133 miles away.
The best schools in and around Trickham
Schools across Trickham average a B−, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- J B Stephens ElB · 50% proficient
- Santa Anna ElD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bangs MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Bangs H SB+ · 58% proficient
- Santa Anna SecondaryC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Trickham school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Trickham 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 Trickham against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Trickham
Is Trickham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Trickham ranks 25,892nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, the weather, and low taxes, and lowest on biking and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Trickham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,960. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $67,267 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is Trickham safe?
Trickham is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $444 per resident a year.
Compare Trickham with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Trickham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Trickham 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.
Trickham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Trickham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Trickham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Trickham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Trickham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Trickham 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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