Best Places75979, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 75979, 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.
75979 ranks 28,610th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes 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 75979
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.
75979's strengths and weaknesses
Where 75979 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$592 a month, better than 85% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 75979 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 75979
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 75979 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,477, 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 75979's effective rate of 1.05%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 75979
75979 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 75979.
Who works in 75979, and how
Work in 75979 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 75979
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 75979.
What the weather is like in 75979, month by month
75979 sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 75979
The nearest airport, Jack Brooks Regional, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around 75979
Schools across 75979 average a C+, better than 41% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Warren ElB− · 40% proficient
- Chester ElC+ · 37% proficient
- Colmesneil ElC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Warren J HC+ · 38% proficient
- Woodville MiddleC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Warren H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Colmesneil Jh/hsB · 50% proficient
- Woodville H SB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 75979 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
75979 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 75979 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 75979
Is 75979 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 75979 ranks 28,610th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, affordable childcare, and tree cover, and lowest on summer heat and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 75979 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $163,332. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $58,477 median income, cost of living beats 27% of zip codes.
Is 75979 safe?
75979 is safer than 15% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $613 per resident a year.
Compare 75979 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 75979. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 75979 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.
75979 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 75979: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 75979: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 75979: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 75979: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
75979 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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