Best PlacesVanderpool, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Vanderpool, 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.
Vanderpool ranks 37,500th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Vanderpool
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.
Vanderpool's strengths and weaknesses
Where Vanderpool ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 139 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
Where Vanderpool ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Vanderpool
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Vanderpool home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $64,763, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Vanderpool's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 Vanderpool
Vanderpool runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Vanderpool.
Who works in Vanderpool, and how
Work in Vanderpool centers on education and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Vanderpool
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Vanderpool.
What the weather is like in Vanderpool, month by month
Vanderpool sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 48° | 36° |
| April | 81° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Vanderpool
San Antonio International sits about 64 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.3 million passengers in 2025, with 87 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Vanderpool
Schools across Vanderpool average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top high schools
- Utopia SchoolB · 38% proficient
- Medina SchoolB− · 35% proficient
- Leakey SchoolB− · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Vanderpool school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Vanderpool 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 Vanderpool against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Vanderpool
Is Vanderpool a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Vanderpool ranks 37,500th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on cell coverage and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Vanderpool expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $367,134. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $64,763 median income, cost of living beats 15% of towns.
Is Vanderpool safe?
Vanderpool is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $550 per resident a year.
Compare Vanderpool with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Vanderpool. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Vanderpool 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.
Vanderpool detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Vanderpool: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Vanderpool: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Vanderpool: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Vanderpool: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Vanderpool 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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