Best Places77477, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 77477, 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.
77477 ranks 16,520th 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 77477
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.
77477's strengths and weaknesses
Where 77477 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 77477 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 77477
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 77477 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,151, 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 77477's effective rate of 1.22%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 77477
77477 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 77477.
Who works in 77477, and how
Work in 77477 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 77477
77477 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of zip codes. The coast is about 38 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 77477 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 77477, month by month
77477 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 77477
William P Hobby sits about 18 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 77477
Schools across 77477 average a C, better than 37% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Barrington Place ElC+ · 37% proficient
- Meadows ElC · 32% proficient
- Edgar Glover Jr ElC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dulles MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Stafford MiddleC− · 28% proficient
- Missouri City MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Kerr H SA+ · 85% proficient
- Dulles H SA− · 63% proficient
- Stafford H SB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 77477 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
77477 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 77477 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 77477 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 72% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 77477
Is 77477 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 77477 ranks 16,520th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, fast internet, and low taxes, and lowest on air quality and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 77477 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $279,440. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $83,151 median income, cost of living beats 72% of zip codes.
Is 77477 safe?
77477 is safer than 14% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $671 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 77477?
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 77477 good for families?
Schools beat 37% of zip codes, crime safety beats 14%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare 77477 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 77477. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 77477 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.
77477 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 77477: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 77477: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 77477: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 77477: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
77477 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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