Best Places77055, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 77055, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
77055 ranks 7,653rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 77055
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.
77055's strengths and weaknesses
Where 77055 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 95% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 77055 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 77055
A household needs to earn about $171,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 77055 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $100,228, 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 77055's effective rate of 1.38%, 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 77055
77055 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 77055.
Who works in 77055, and how
Work in 77055 centers on construction and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 77055
77055 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 65% of zip codes. The coast is about 36 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 77055 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 77055, month by month
77055 sees roughly 137 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 77055
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 16 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 23.3 million passengers in 2025, with 214 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 77055
Schools across 77055 average a B+, better than 90% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Valley Oaks ElA · 67% proficient
- Ridgecrest ElC · 32% proficient
- Housman ElC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cornerstone AcademyA+ · 75% proficient
- Spring Branch MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Hogg MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Memorial H SA+ · 81% proficient
- Spring Woods H SB · 49% proficient
- Northbrook H SC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 77055 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
77055 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 77055 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 77055 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 77055
Is 77055 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 77055 ranks 7,653rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, transit, and walkability, and lowest on air quality and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 77055 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $606,550. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $100,228 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 77055 safe?
77055 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $705 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 77055?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 49. That works out to about 137 pleasant days a year, more than 84% of zip codes.
Is 77055 good for families?
Schools beat 90% of zip codes, crime safety beats 11%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare 77055 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 77055. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 77055 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.
77055 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 77055: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 77055: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 77055: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 77055: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
77055 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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