Best PlacesWoodcreek, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Woodcreek, 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.
Woodcreek ranks 10,769th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Woodcreek
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.
Woodcreek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Woodcreek ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 150 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- BikingBetter than 87% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 84% of towns
Where Woodcreek ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Woodcreek
A household needs to earn about $137,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Woodcreek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,538, 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 Woodcreek's effective rate of 1.10%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Woodcreek
Woodcreek 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 Woodcreek.
Who works in Woodcreek, and how
Work in Woodcreek centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Woodcreek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Woodcreek.
What the weather is like in Woodcreek, month by month
Woodcreek sees roughly 150 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 51° | 41° |
| April | 82° | 69° | 58° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 74° |
| October | 85° | 71° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Woodcreek
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 29 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 10.7 million passengers in 2025, with 127 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Woodcreek
Schools across Woodcreek average an A−, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Walnut Springs ElB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dripping Springs MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Danforth J HA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Dripping Springs H SA− · 65% proficient
- Wimberley H SA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Woodcreek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Woodcreek 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 Woodcreek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Woodcreek
Is Woodcreek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Woodcreek ranks 10,769th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, the weather, and biking, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Woodcreek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $502,328. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $76,538 median income, cost of living beats 62% of towns.
Is Woodcreek safe?
Yes, Woodcreek is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $252 per resident a year.
Compare Woodcreek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Woodcreek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Woodcreek 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.
Woodcreek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Woodcreek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Woodcreek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Woodcreek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Woodcreek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Woodcreek 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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