Best PlacesTyler County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Tyler 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.
Tyler County ranks 2,678th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tyler 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.
Tyler County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tyler County ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of counties
- QuietBetter than 93% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of counties
Where Tyler County ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of counties
- Short commute34.1 minutes each way, better than only 5% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 6% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 9% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Tyler County
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tyler County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,083, 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 Tyler County's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tyler County
Tyler County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tyler County.
Who works in Tyler County, and how
Work in Tyler County centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Tyler County
Tyler County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Tyler County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Tyler County growing, and who is moving in?
Tyler County has lost about 4% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Beaumont, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Tyler County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Tyler County, month by month
Tyler County sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Tyler County
The nearest airport, Jack Brooks Regional, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tyler County
Schools across Tyler County average a C+, better than 52% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Fred ElB− · 42% proficient
- Warren ElB− · 40% proficient
- Chester ElC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Warren J HC+ · 38% proficient
- Woodville MiddleC · 34% proficient
- Corrigan-camden J HC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Warren H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Colmesneil Jh/hsB · 50% proficient
- Woodville H SB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tyler County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tyler 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 Tyler County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Tyler County
Is Tyler County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tyler County ranks 2,678th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tyler County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $152,888. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $59,083 median income, cost of living beats 25% of counties.
Is Tyler County safe?
Tyler County is safer than 27% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $495 per resident a year.
Compare Tyler County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tyler County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tyler 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.
Tyler County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tyler County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tyler County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tyler County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tyler County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tyler 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.