Best PlacesWolf Pen Creek District, College Station, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station ranks 4,052nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station
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.
Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station ranks high
- Short commute16.2 minutes each way, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$707 a month, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Household income$37,187 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $37,187, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station's effective rate of 1.20%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station
Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station runs younger 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 Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station.
Who works in Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station, and how
Work in Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station
Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 86% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station, month by month
Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 81° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station
The nearest airport, Easterwood Field, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station
Schools across Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station average a B+, better than 80% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- South Knoll ElB− · 40% proficient
- College Hills ElC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- A & M Consolidated MiddleA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- A & M Cons H SA · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station 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 Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station
Is Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station ranks 4,052nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $286,992. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $37,187 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station safe?
Yes, Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station is safer than 71% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $423 per resident a year.
Compare Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station 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.
Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wolf Pen Creek District, College Station 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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