Best PlacesWydewood Estates, Midland, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wydewood Estates, Midland, 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.
Wydewood Estates, Midland ranks 2,693rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wydewood Estates, Midland
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.
Wydewood Estates, Midland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wydewood Estates, Midland ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$706 a month, better than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Wydewood Estates, Midland ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Wydewood Estates, Midland
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wydewood Estates, Midland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $71,021, 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 Wydewood Estates, Midland's effective rate of 1.24%, 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 Wydewood Estates, Midland
Wydewood Estates, Midland 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 Wydewood Estates, Midland.
Who works in Wydewood Estates, Midland, and how
Work in Wydewood Estates, Midland centers on mining & oil & gas and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Wydewood Estates, Midland
Wydewood Estates, Midland has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Wydewood Estates, Midland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Wydewood Estates, Midland, month by month
Wydewood Estates, Midland sees roughly 166 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 45° | 34° |
| April | 83° | 67° | 54° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Wydewood Estates, Midland
The nearest airport, Midland International Air And Space Port, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 278 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wydewood Estates, Midland
Schools across Wydewood Estates, Midland average an A−, better than 96% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Carver CenterA+ · 91% proficient
- Bush ElB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Abell J HC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Early College H S At Midland CollegeA · 77% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wydewood Estates, Midland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wydewood Estates, Midland 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 Wydewood Estates, Midland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Wydewood Estates, Midland
Is Wydewood Estates, Midland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wydewood Estates, Midland ranks 2,693rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, cell coverage, and good schools, and lowest on tree cover and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wydewood Estates, Midland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $319,377. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $71,021 median income, cost of living beats 49% of neighborhoods.
Is Wydewood Estates, Midland safe?
Wydewood Estates, Midland is safer than 40% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $606 per resident a year.
Compare Wydewood Estates, Midland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wydewood Estates, Midland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wydewood Estates, Midland 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.
Wydewood Estates, Midland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wydewood Estates, Midland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wydewood Estates, Midland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wydewood Estates, Midland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wydewood Estates, Midland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wydewood Estates, Midland 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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