Best PlacesWest Livingston, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Livingston, 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.
West Livingston ranks 48,769th 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 West Livingston
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 Livingston's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Livingston ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Cheap childcare$592 a month, better than 79% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 78% of towns
- BikingBetter than 76% of towns
Where West Livingston ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Livingston
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Livingston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,217, 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 Livingston's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 4 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 Livingston
West Livingston'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 West Livingston.
Who works in West Livingston, and how
Work in West Livingston centers on information and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in West Livingston
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Livingston.
What the weather is like in West Livingston, month by month
West Livingston sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 80° | 68° | 57° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of West Livingston
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 53 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 23.3 million passengers in 2025, with 214 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around West Livingston
Schools across West Livingston average a B−, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cedar Grove ElB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Livingston J HC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Livingston H SB− · 44% proficient
- Livingston H S AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Livingston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Livingston 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 Livingston against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Livingston
Is West Livingston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Livingston ranks 48,769th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, state finances, and affordable childcare, and lowest on thin health care access and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Livingston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,345. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $46,217 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is West Livingston safe?
West Livingston is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $674 per resident a year.
Compare West Livingston with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Livingston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Livingston 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 Livingston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Livingston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Livingston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Livingston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Livingston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Livingston 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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