Best PlacesWesley, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wesley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wesley ranks 8,370th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Wesley
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.
Wesley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wesley ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$118,269 median, better than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 148 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
Where Wesley ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute36.2 minutes each way, better than only 11% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wesley
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wesley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $118,269, 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 Wesley's effective rate of 0.92%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wesley
Wesley 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 Wesley.
Who works in Wesley, and how
Work in Wesley centers on public administration and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Wesley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wesley.
What the weather is like in Wesley, month by month
Wesley sees roughly 148 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 44° |
| April | 81° | 70° | 60° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Wesley
The nearest airport, Easterwood Field, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wesley
Schools across Wesley average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West End ElB− · 40% proficient
- Krause ElC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brenham J HB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Brenham H SB · 50% proficient
- Burton H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wesley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wesley 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 Wesley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wesley
Is Wesley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wesley ranks 8,370th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wesley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $408,381. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $118,269 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Wesley safe?
Yes, Wesley is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
Compare Wesley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wesley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wesley 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.
Wesley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wesley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wesley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wesley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wesley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wesley 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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