Best PlacesWalkers Mill, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Walkers Mill, 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.
Walkers Mill ranks 12,326th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Walkers Mill
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.
Walkers Mill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Walkers Mill ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 83% of towns
Where Walkers Mill ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 19% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Walkers Mill
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Walkers Mill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,748, 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 Walkers Mill's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Walkers Mill
Walkers Mill's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Walkers Mill.
Who works in Walkers Mill, and how
Work in Walkers Mill centers on other services and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Walkers Mill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Walkers Mill.
What the weather is like in Walkers Mill, month by month
Walkers Mill sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Walkers Mill
The nearest airport, East Texas Regional, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Walkers Mill
Schools across Walkers Mill average an A−, better than 83% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hallsville North ElA− · 60% proficient
- Harleton ElB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hallsville IntA · 61% proficient
- Harleton J HA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Hallsville H SA · 71% proficient
- Harleton H SA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Walkers Mill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Walkers Mill 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 Walkers Mill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Walkers Mill
Is Walkers Mill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Walkers Mill ranks 12,326th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low taxes, and quiet, and lowest on air quality and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Walkers Mill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $230,832. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $75,748 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Walkers Mill safe?
Yes, Walkers Mill is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $239 per resident a year.
Compare Walkers Mill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Walkers Mill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Walkers Mill 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.
Walkers Mill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Walkers Mill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Walkers Mill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Walkers Mill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Walkers Mill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Walkers Mill 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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