Best PlacesUvalde County, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Uvalde 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.
Uvalde County ranks 2,268th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Uvalde 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.
Uvalde County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Uvalde County ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 188 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 90% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of counties
- Short commute19.7 minutes each way, better than 80% of counties
Where Uvalde County ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of counties
- School gradeD, better than only 10% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Uvalde County
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Uvalde County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,084, 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 Uvalde County's effective rate of 1.31%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Uvalde County
Uvalde County runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Uvalde County.
Who works in Uvalde County, and how
Work in Uvalde County centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Uvalde County
Uvalde County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Uvalde County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Uvalde County growing, and who is moving in?
Uvalde County has lost about 7% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from San Antonio, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Uvalde County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Uvalde County, month by month
Uvalde County sees roughly 188 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 51° | 40° |
| April | 85° | 70° | 59° |
| July | 98° | 84° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 71° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Uvalde County
The nearest airport, Del Rio International, is about 71 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around Uvalde County
Schools across Uvalde County average a D, better than 10% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Jones Elementary/intermediate SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Nueces Canyon ElC− · 30% proficient
- Sabinal ElD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brackett J HC · 35% proficient
- Sabinal SecondaryD · 22% proficient
- Morales J HD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Nueces Canyon Jh/hsB+ · 53% proficient
- Brackett H SC+ · 37% proficient
- Sabinal SecondaryC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Uvalde County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Uvalde 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 Uvalde County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Uvalde County suits
Common questions about living in Uvalde County
Is Uvalde County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Uvalde County ranks 2,268th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on the weather, cell coverage, and low taxes, and lowest on thin health care access and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Uvalde County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,159. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $55,084 median income, cost of living beats 22% of counties.
Is Uvalde County safe?
Uvalde County is safer than 19% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $561 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Uvalde County?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 40. That works out to about 188 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of counties.
Is Uvalde County good for families?
Schools beat 10% of counties, crime safety beats 19%, and childcare runs $604 a month.
Compare Uvalde County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Uvalde County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Uvalde 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.
Uvalde County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Uvalde County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Uvalde County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Uvalde County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Uvalde County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Uvalde 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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