Best Places77079, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 77079, 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.
77079 ranks 1,235th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 77079
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.
77079's strengths and weaknesses
Where 77079 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 94% of zip codes
Where 77079 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 77079
A household needs to earn about $174,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 77079 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $126,411, 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 77079's effective rate of 1.44%, 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 77079
77079 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 77079.
Who works in 77079, and how
Work in 77079 centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 77079
77079 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. The coast is about 41 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 77079 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 77079, month by month
77079 sees roughly 128 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 55° | 46° |
| April | 82° | 71° | 62° |
| July | 95° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 85° | 73° | 63° |
Flying in and out of 77079
William P Hobby sits about 21 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 77079
Schools across 77079 average an A−, better than 94% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hazel S Pattison ElA+ · 84% proficient
- Wilchester ElA+ · 78% proficient
- Rummel Creek ElA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Garland Mcmeans J HA+ · 80% proficient
- Memorial MiddleA+ · 75% proficient
- Memorial Parkway J HA · 62% proficient
Top high schools
- Memorial H SA+ · 81% proficient
- Taylor H SA · 74% proficient
- Westchester Academy For International StudiesA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 77079 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
77079 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 77079 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 77079 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 77079
Is 77079 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 77079 ranks 1,235th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, biking, and population health, 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 77079 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $613,625. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $126,411 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 77079 safe?
77079 is safer than 25% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $523 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 77079?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 46. That works out to about 128 pleasant days a year, more than 80% of zip codes.
Is 77079 good for families?
Schools beat 94% of zip codes, crime safety beats 25%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare 77079 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 77079. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 77079 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.
77079 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 77079: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 77079: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 77079: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 77079: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
77079 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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