Best Places77504, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 77504, 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.
77504 ranks 28,292nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 77504
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.
77504's strengths and weaknesses
Where 77504 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 134 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of zip codes
Where 77504 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 77504
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 77504 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,785, 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 77504's effective rate of 1.46%, 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 77504
77504 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 77504.
Who works in 77504, and how
Work in 77504 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 77504
77504 has more parkland per resident than 70% of zip codes. The coast is about 16 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 77504 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 77504, month by month
77504 sees roughly 134 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 55° | 48° |
| April | 79° | 71° | 63° |
| July | 93° | 84° | 78° |
| October | 82° | 73° | 66° |
Flying in and out of 77504
William P Hobby sits about 5 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 77504
Schools across 77504 average a C, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
Top middle schools
- Miller IntB− · 43% proficient
- Carter Lomax MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Park View IntC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Pasadena Memorial H SA− · 60% proficient
- South Houston H SB− · 45% proficient
- Yes Prep - SoutheastB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 77504 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
77504 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 77504 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 77504 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 77504
Is 77504 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 77504 ranks 28,292nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, low taxes, and fast internet, 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 77504 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $226,899. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $54,785 median income, cost of living beats 21% of zip codes.
Is 77504 safe?
77504 is safer than 16% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $598 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 77504?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 48. That works out to about 134 pleasant days a year, more than 83% of zip codes.
Is 77504 good for families?
Schools beat 38% of zip codes, crime safety beats 16%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare 77504 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 77504. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 77504 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.
77504 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 77504: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 77504: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 77504: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 77504: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
77504 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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