Best Places78055, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78055, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
78055 ranks 14,948th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 78055
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.
78055's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78055 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 130 pleasant days a year, better than 81% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 78055 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78055
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78055 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,315, 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 78055's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 78055
78055 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 78055.
Who works in 78055, and how
Work in 78055 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 78055
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 78055.
What the weather is like in 78055, month by month
78055 sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 48° | 36° |
| April | 81° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 78055
San Antonio International sits about 53 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.3 million passengers in 2025, with 87 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 78055
Schools across 78055 average a C+, better than 41% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Utopia SchoolB · 38% proficient
- Medina SchoolB− · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78055 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78055 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 78055 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 78055
Is 78055 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78055 ranks 14,948th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, low taxes, and state finances, and lowest on summer heat and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 78055 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $313,365. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $84,315 median income, cost of living beats 55% of zip codes.
Is 78055 safe?
Yes, 78055 is safer than 64% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $332 per resident a year.
Compare 78055 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78055. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78055 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.
78055 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78055: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78055: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78055: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78055: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78055 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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