Best Places77301, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 77301, 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.
77301 ranks 21,603rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 77301
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.
77301's strengths and weaknesses
Where 77301 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 77301 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 77301
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 77301 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,824, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 77301'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, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 77301
77301 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 77301.
Who works in 77301, and how
Work in 77301 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 77301
77301 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 71% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 77301 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 77301, month by month
77301 sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 80° | 68° | 57° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 77301
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 24 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 77301
Schools across 77301 average a C+, better than 49% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Giesinger ElA− · 57% proficient
- Reaves ElB+ · 54% proficient
- Wilkinson ElB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cryar IntermediateB · 45% proficient
- Donald J Stockton JhB− · 41% proficient
- Bozman IntB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Conroe H SB · 49% proficient
- Juvenile Detention CtrD+ · 25% proficient
- Booker T Washington H SD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 77301 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
77301 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 77301 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 77301 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 77301
Is 77301 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 77301 ranks 21,603rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, cell coverage, and walkability, and lowest on thin health care access and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 77301 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $218,942. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $73,824 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 77301 safe?
77301 is safer than 19% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $586 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 77301?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 41. That works out to about 103 pleasant days a year, more than 66% of zip codes.
Is 77301 good for families?
Schools beat 49% of zip codes, crime safety beats 19%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare 77301 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 77301. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 77301 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.
77301 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 77301: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 77301: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 77301: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 77301: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
77301 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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