Best Places77597, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 77597, 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.
77597 ranks 32,173rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 77597
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.
77597's strengths and weaknesses
Where 77597 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 129 pleasant days a year, better than 81% of zip codes
Where 77597 ranks low
- Short commute53.2 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 77597
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 77597 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,167, 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 77597's effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 77597
77597 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 77597.
Who works in 77597, and how
Work in 77597 centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 77597
The coast is about 20 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 77597, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 77597, month by month
77597 sees roughly 129 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 53° | 45° |
| April | 80° | 69° | 61° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 84° | 71° | 61° |
Flying in and out of 77597
William P Hobby sits about 38 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 77597
Schools across 77597 average a B−, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Anahuac ElC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Anahuac MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Anahuac H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 77597 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
77597 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 77597 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 77597
Is 77597 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 77597 ranks 32,173rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, low taxes, and low property taxes, and lowest on long commutes and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 77597 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $411,400. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $54,167 median income, cost of living beats 14% of zip codes.
Is 77597 safe?
77597 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $955 per resident a year.
Compare 77597 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 77597. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 77597 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.
77597 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 77597: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 77597: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 77597: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 77597: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
77597 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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