Best Places77418, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 77418, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
77418 ranks 13,639th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 77418
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.
77418's strengths and weaknesses
Where 77418 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 150 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 77418 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 77418
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 77418 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,013, 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 77418's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 77418
77418 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 77418.
Who works in 77418, and how
Work in 77418 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 77418
77418 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 77418 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 77418, month by month
77418 sees roughly 150 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 64, 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 | 64° | 52° | 44° |
| April | 81° | 70° | 60° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of 77418
The nearest airport, Easterwood Field, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around 77418
Schools across 77418 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sealy ElB− · 42% proficient
- West End ElB− · 40% proficient
- O'bryant PriC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brenham J HB+ · 49% proficient
- Brenham MiddleB− · 43% proficient
- Sealy J HB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Brenham H SB · 50% proficient
- Bellville H SB · 48% proficient
- Sealy H SB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 77418 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
77418 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 77418 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 77418
Is 77418 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 77418 ranks 13,639th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, the weather, and a strong job market, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 77418 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $394,586. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $90,013 median income, cost of living beats 72% of zip codes.
Is 77418 safe?
77418 is safer than 30% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $471 per resident a year.
Compare 77418 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 77418. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 77418 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.
77418 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 77418: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 77418: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 77418: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 77418: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
77418 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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