Best Places77665, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 77665, 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.
77665 ranks 21,443rd 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 77665
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.
77665's strengths and weaknesses
Where 77665 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 117 pleasant days a year, better than 74% of zip codes
Where 77665 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 77665
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 77665 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,843, 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 77665's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 77665
77665 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 77665.
Who works in 77665, and how
Work in 77665 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 77665
77665 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 89% of zip codes. The coast is about 23 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 77665 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 77665, month by month
77665 sees roughly 117 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 77665
The nearest airport, Jack Brooks Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is William P Hobby, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around 77665
Schools across 77665 average a B, better than 68% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hamshire-fannett ElB+ · 55% proficient
- East Chambers ElB+ · 52% proficient
- China ElC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Henderson MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Anahuac MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- East Chambers J HB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Hardin-jefferson H SA · 69% proficient
- Anahuac H SB+ · 53% proficient
- East Chambers H SB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 77665 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
77665 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 77665 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 77665
Is 77665 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 77665 ranks 21,443rd 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 77665 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $194,037. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $83,843 median income, cost of living beats 65% of zip codes.
Is 77665 safe?
77665 is safer than 38% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $430 per resident a year.
Compare 77665 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 77665. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 77665 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.
77665 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 77665: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 77665: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 77665: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 77665: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
77665 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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