Best PlacesVistula, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Vistula, 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.
Vistula ranks 34,847th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Vistula
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.
Vistula's strengths and weaknesses
Where Vistula ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- Household income$94,455 median, better than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Cheap childcare$610 a month, better than 78% of towns
Where Vistula ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute43.5 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Vistula
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Vistula home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,455, 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 Vistula's effective rate of 0.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Vistula
Vistula's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Vistula.
Who works in Vistula, and how
Work in Vistula centers on public administration and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Vistula
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Vistula.
What the weather is like in Vistula, month by month
Vistula sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 60, 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 | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 57° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Vistula
The nearest airport, Easterwood Field, is about 57 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 Vistula
Schools across Vistula average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Madisonville IntB · 44% proficient
- Lovelady ElC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Madisonville J HA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Madisonville H SA− · 60% proficient
- Lovelady J H H SB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Vistula school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Vistula 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 Vistula against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Vistula
Is Vistula a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Vistula ranks 34,847th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, a stable housing market, and high incomes, and lowest on thin health care access and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Vistula expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $187,759. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $94,455 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Vistula safe?
Vistula is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $583 per resident a year.
Compare Vistula with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Vistula. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Vistula 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.
Vistula detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Vistula: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Vistula: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Vistula: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Vistula: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Vistula 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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