Best Places77514, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 77514, 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.
77514 ranks 23,920th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 77514
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.
77514's strengths and weaknesses
Where 77514 ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 138 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 77514 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 77514
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 77514 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,940, 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 77514's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 77514
77514's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 77514.
Who works in 77514, and how
Work in 77514 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 77514
77514 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of zip codes. The coast is about 9 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 77514 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 77514, month by month
77514 sees roughly 138 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 77514
William P Hobby sits about 37 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 77514
Schools across 77514 average a B−, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oppe ElA · 64% proficient
- Morgan El Magnet SchoolA · 63% proficient
- East Chambers ElB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Austin MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
- Anahuac MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- East Chambers J HB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Anahuac H SB+ · 53% proficient
- East Chambers H SB+ · 52% proficient
- Ball H SC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 77514 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
77514 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 77514 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 77514
Is 77514 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 77514 ranks 23,920th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low taxes, a strong job market, and the weather, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 77514 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $226,102. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $79,940 median income, cost of living beats 66% of zip codes.
Is 77514 safe?
77514 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $781 per resident a year.
Compare 77514 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 77514. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 77514 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.
77514 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 77514: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 77514: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 77514: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 77514: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
77514 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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