Best Places76939, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 76939, 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.
76939 ranks 23,701st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 76939
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.
76939's strengths and weaknesses
Where 76939 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$518 a month, better than 93% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 145 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 76939 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 76939
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 76939 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $70,551, 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 76939's effective rate of 0.90%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 76939
76939 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 76939.
Who works in 76939, and how
Work in 76939 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 76939
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 76939.
What the weather is like in 76939, month by month
76939 sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 46° | 32° |
| April | 85° | 68° | 52° |
| July | 100° | 85° | 72° |
| October | 85° | 68° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 76939
The nearest airport, San Angelo Regional/Mathis Field, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 175 miles away.
The best schools in and around 76939
Schools across 76939 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Christoval ElB · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Irion H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Christoval H SB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 76939 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
76939 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 76939 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 76939
Is 76939 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 76939 ranks 23,701st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, affordable childcare, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 76939 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $343,800. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $70,551 median income, cost of living beats 38% of zip codes.
Is 76939 safe?
76939 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $629 per resident a year.
Compare 76939 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 76939. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 76939 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.
76939 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 76939: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 76939: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 76939: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 76939: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
76939 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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