Best PlacesWolfforth, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wolfforth, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wolfforth ranks 3,206th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wolfforth
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.
Wolfforth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wolfforth ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute17.7 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of towns
Where Wolfforth ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 24% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wolfforth
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wolfforth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $106,297, 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 Wolfforth's effective rate of 1.55%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wolfforth
Wolfforth runs younger than the country, 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 Wolfforth.
Who works in Wolfforth, and how
Work in Wolfforth centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Wolfforth
Wolfforth has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Wolfforth and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Wolfforth, month by month
Wolfforth 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 Wolfforth
The nearest airport, Lubbock Preston Smith International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 283 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wolfforth
Schools across Wolfforth average an A−, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Crestview ElA+ · 74% proficient
- Bennett ElA · 62% proficient
- Oak Ridge ElB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frenship MiddleA− · 52% proficient
- Lubbock-cooper MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Lubbock-cooper H SA · 68% proficient
- Frenship H SA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wolfforth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wolfforth 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 Wolfforth against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wolfforth
Is Wolfforth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wolfforth ranks 3,206th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, clean air, and short commutes, and lowest on tree cover and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wolfforth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $275,065. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $106,297 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Wolfforth safe?
Wolfforth is safer than 50% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $359 per resident a year.
Compare Wolfforth with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wolfforth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wolfforth 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.
Wolfforth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wolfforth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wolfforth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wolfforth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wolfforth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wolfforth 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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