Best PlacesWest Carlisle, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Carlisle, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
West Carlisle ranks 17,543rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Carlisle
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.
West Carlisle's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Carlisle ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
Where West Carlisle ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Carlisle
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Carlisle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,491, 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 West Carlisle's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Carlisle
West Carlisle runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Carlisle.
Who works in West Carlisle, and how
Work in West Carlisle centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in West Carlisle
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Carlisle.
What the weather is like in West Carlisle, month by month
West Carlisle sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 40° | 26° |
| April | 81° | 62° | 45° |
| July | 97° | 83° | 70° |
| October | 80° | 63° | 48° |
Flying in and out of West Carlisle
The nearest airport, Lubbock Preston Smith International, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 277 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Carlisle
Schools across West Carlisle average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bennett ElA · 62% proficient
- Willow Bend ElC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frenship MiddleA− · 52% proficient
- Terra Vista MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Frenship H SA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Carlisle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Carlisle 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 West Carlisle against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Carlisle
Is West Carlisle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Carlisle ranks 17,543rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, a strong job market, and cell coverage, and lowest on tree cover and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Carlisle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $141,941. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $72,491 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is West Carlisle safe?
West Carlisle is safer than 39% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $409 per resident a year.
Compare West Carlisle with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Carlisle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Carlisle 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.
West Carlisle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Carlisle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Carlisle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Carlisle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Carlisle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Carlisle 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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