Best PlacesWinchell, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Winchell, 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.
Winchell ranks 18,587th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Winchell
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.
Winchell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Winchell ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute19.0 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
Where Winchell ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 15% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Winchell
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Winchell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,119, 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 Winchell's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Winchell
Winchell 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 Winchell.
Who works in Winchell, and how
Work in Winchell centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Winchell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Winchell.
What the weather is like in Winchell, month by month
Winchell sees roughly 162 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 Winchell
The nearest airport, Abilene Regional, is about 70 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Austin-Bergstrom International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Winchell
Schools across Winchell average a B−, better than 64% 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 Winchell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Winchell 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 Winchell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Winchell
Is Winchell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Winchell ranks 18,587th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, clean air, and the weather, and lowest on civic engagement and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Winchell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $205,148. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $76,119 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Winchell safe?
Winchell is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $471 per resident a year.
Compare Winchell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Winchell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Winchell 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.
Winchell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Winchell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Winchell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Winchell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Winchell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Winchell 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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