Best Places77070, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 77070, 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.
77070 ranks 12,548th 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 77070
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.
77070's strengths and weaknesses
Where 77070 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 77070 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 77070
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 77070 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $85,952; 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 77070's effective rate of 1.40%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 77070
77070 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 77070.
Who works in 77070, and how
Work in 77070 centers on education 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 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 77070
77070 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 73% of zip codes. The coast is about 47 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 77070 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 77070, month by month
77070 sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 81° | 70° | 61° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 76° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of 77070
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 14 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 77070
Schools across 77070 average a B, better than 68% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hamilton ElA · 68% proficient
- Lakewood ElA− · 56% proficient
- Blackshear ElB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hamilton MiddleA+ · 68% proficient
- Northpointe IntA · 63% proficient
- Arnold MiddleA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Tomball Memorial H SA+ · 80% proficient
- Ischool High At University ParkA · 77% proficient
- Cy-fair H SA · 69% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 77070 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
77070 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 77070 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 77070 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 77070
Is 77070 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 77070 ranks 12,548th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, fast internet, and low taxes, and lowest on air quality and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 77070 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $306,101. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $85,952 median income, cost of living beats 80% of zip codes.
Is 77070 safe?
77070 is safer than 19% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $606 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 77070?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 65 with lows near 44. That works out to about 112 pleasant days a year, more than 71% of zip codes.
Is 77070 good for families?
Schools beat 68% of zip codes, crime safety beats 19%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare 77070 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 77070. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 77070 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.
77070 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 77070: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 77070: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 77070: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 77070: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
77070 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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