Best Places77539, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 77539, 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.
77539 ranks 15,834th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 77539
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.
77539's strengths and weaknesses
Where 77539 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 139 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 77539 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 77539
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 77539 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,590, 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 77539's effective rate of 1.52%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 77539
77539 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 77539.
Who works in 77539, and how
Work in 77539 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. 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 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 77539
The coast is about 9 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 77539, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 77539, month by month
77539 sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 47. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 55° | 47° |
| April | 81° | 71° | 63° |
| July | 94° | 85° | 78° |
| October | 84° | 74° | 65° |
Flying in and out of 77539
William P Hobby sits about 19 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 77539
Schools across 77539 average a C+, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Calder Road ElB+ · 53% proficient
- Ralph Parr ElB+ · 51% proficient
- Louis G Lobit ElB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eugene 'gene' Kranz J HA− · 54% proficient
- Victory Lakes IntA− · 53% proficient
- Anahuac MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Clear Creek H SB+ · 54% proficient
- Anahuac H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Dickinson H SB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 77539 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
77539 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 77539 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 77539 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 77539
Is 77539 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 77539 ranks 15,834th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, low taxes, 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 77539 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $261,619. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $95,590 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 77539 safe?
77539 is safer than 40% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $439 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 77539?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 47. That works out to about 139 pleasant days a year, more than 85% of zip codes.
Is 77539 good for families?
Schools beat 47% of zip codes, crime safety beats 40%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare 77539 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 77539. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 77539 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.
77539 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 77539: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 77539: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 77539: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 77539: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
77539 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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