Best Places77515, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 77515, 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.
77515 ranks 15,827th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 77515
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.
77515's strengths and weaknesses
Where 77515 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 137 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of zip codes
Where 77515 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 77515
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 77515 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,033, 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 77515's effective rate of 1.26%, 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 77515
77515'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 77515.
Who works in 77515, and how
Work in 77515 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 77515
The coast is about 26 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 77515, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 77515, month by month
77515 sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 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 | 80° | 71° | 62° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 63° |
Flying in and out of 77515
William P Hobby sits about 34 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 77515
Schools across 77515 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Frontier ElA− · 61% proficient
- Bess Brannen ElA− · 59% proficient
- Central ElB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Jackson IntB+ · 50% proficient
- Rasco MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Angleton J H SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Brazoswood H SB · 46% proficient
- Angleton H SB− · 43% proficient
- Danbury H SC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 77515 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
77515 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 77515 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 77515 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 85% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 77515
Is 77515 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 77515 ranks 15,827th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low taxes, and cell coverage, 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 77515 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $237,481. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $97,033 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 77515 safe?
77515 is safer than 52% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $367 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 77515?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 46. That works out to about 137 pleasant days a year, more than 84% of zip codes.
Is 77515 good for families?
Schools beat 55% of zip codes, crime safety beats 52%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare 77515 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 77515. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 77515 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.
77515 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 77515: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 77515: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 77515: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 77515: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
77515 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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