Best PlacesWhon, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Whon, 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.
Whon ranks 36,126th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Whon
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.
Whon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Whon ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 165 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of towns
Where Whon ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$49,205 median, better than only 11% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Whon
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Whon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,205, 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 Whon's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 Whon
Whon runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Whon.
Who works in Whon, and how
Work in Whon centers on construction and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Whon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Whon.
What the weather is like in Whon, month by month
Whon sees roughly 165 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 46° | 36° |
| April | 79° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Whon
The nearest airport, Abilene Regional, is about 67 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around Whon
Schools across Whon average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Santa Anna ElD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Santa Anna SecondaryC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Whon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Whon 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 Whon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Whon
Is Whon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Whon ranks 36,126th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, the weather, and a strong job market, and lowest on biking and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Whon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $118,880. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $49,205 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Whon safe?
Whon is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $465 per resident a year.
Compare Whon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Whon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Whon 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.
Whon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Whon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Whon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Whon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Whon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Whon 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.