Best Places77002, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 77002, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
77002 ranks 14,425th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 77002
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.
77002's strengths and weaknesses
Where 77002 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 77002 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 77002
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 77002 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $93,934; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 77002's effective rate of 1.36%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 77002
77002 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 77002.
Who works in 77002, and how
Work in 77002 centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in 77002
77002 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. The coast is about 25 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 77002 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 77002, month by month
77002 sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 49. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 55° | 49° |
| April | 80° | 71° | 64° |
| July | 94° | 85° | 79° |
| October | 83° | 74° | 67° |
Flying in and out of 77002
William P Hobby sits about 9 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 101 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 77002
Schools across 77002 average a D, better than 12% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Wharton K-8 Dual Language AcademyC+ · 39% proficient
- Ella J Baker Montessori SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Gregory-lincoln Ed CtrC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hogg MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At RyanC+ · 36% proficient
- Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At RuskC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Kinder H S For Performing And Visual ArtsA+ · 90% proficient
- Lamar H SB+ · 54% proficient
- Heights H SB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 77002 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
77002 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 77002 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 77002 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 86% of zip codes and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 77002
Is 77002 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 77002 ranks 14,425th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, biking, and walkability, and lowest on noise and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 77002 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $366,984. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $93,934 median income, cost of living beats 86% of zip codes.
Is 77002 safe?
77002 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,163 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 77002?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 49. That works out to about 138 pleasant days a year, more than 85% of zip codes.
Is 77002 good for families?
Schools beat 12% of zip codes, crime safety beats 2%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare 77002 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 77002. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 77002 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.
77002 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 77002: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 77002: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 77002: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 77002: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
77002 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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