Best Places77963, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 77963, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
77963 ranks 24,765th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 77963
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.
77963's strengths and weaknesses
Where 77963 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$572 a month, better than 87% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 131 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 77963 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 77963
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 77963 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,964, 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 77963's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 77963
77963 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 77963.
Who works in 77963, and how
Work in 77963 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 77963
77963 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 89% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 77963 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 77963, month by month
77963 sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| April | 84° | 72° | 62° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 87° | 74° | 64° |
Flying in and out of 77963
The nearest airport, Victoria Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around 77963
Schools across 77963 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Goliad ElC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Goliad MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Goliad H SB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 77963 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
77963 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 77963 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 77963
Is 77963 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 77963 ranks 24,765th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 77963 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $205,303. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $60,964 median income, cost of living beats 37% of zip codes.
Is 77963 safe?
77963 is safer than 22% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $563 per resident a year.
Compare 77963 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 77963. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 77963 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.
77963 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 77963: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 77963: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 77963: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 77963: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
77963 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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