Best Places77407, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 77407, 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.
77407 ranks 4,686th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 77407
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.
77407's strengths and weaknesses
Where 77407 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 77407 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Short commute36.0 minutes each way, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 77407
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 77407 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $111,673; 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 77407's effective rate of 1.71%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 77407
77407 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 77407.
Who works in 77407, and how
Work in 77407 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 77407
77407 has more parkland per resident than 65% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 73% of zip codes. The coast is about 49 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 77407 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 77407, month by month
77407 sees roughly 127 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 77407
William P Hobby sits about 26 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 77407
Schools across 77407 average a B+, better than 73% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Roosevelt Alexander ElA+ · 75% proficient
- Judge James C Adolphus ElA− · 60% proficient
- Malala YousafzaiA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Beckendorff J HA+ · 82% proficient
- Rodger & Ellen Beck J HA+ · 74% proficient
- Briscoe J HA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Seven Lakes H SA+ · 90% proficient
- Cinco Ranch H SA · 77% proficient
- Foster H SA · 71% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 77407 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
77407 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 77407 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 77407 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 77407
Is 77407 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 77407 ranks 4,686th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, a strong job market, and cell coverage, and lowest on property taxes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 77407 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $382,132. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $111,673 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 77407 safe?
Yes, 77407 is safer than 78% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $284 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 77407?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 46. That works out to about 127 pleasant days a year, more than 79% of zip codes.
Is 77407 good for families?
Schools beat 73% of zip codes, crime safety beats 78%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare 77407 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 77407. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 77407 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.
77407 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 77407: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 77407: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 77407: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 77407: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
77407 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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