Best Places78339, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78339, 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.
78339 ranks 26,122nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 78339
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.
78339's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78339 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 196 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of zip codes
- Short commute17.7 minutes each way, better than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 78339 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78339
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78339 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,529, 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 78339's effective rate of 1.15%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 78339
78339 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 78339.
Who works in 78339, and how
Work in 78339 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 78339
The coast is about 41 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 78339, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78339, month by month
78339 sees roughly 196 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 49. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 58° | 49° |
| April | 85° | 74° | 66° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 87° | 75° | 66° |
Flying in and out of 78339
The nearest airport, Corpus Christi International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around 78339
Schools across 78339 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Banquete ElC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Banquete J HB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Banquete H SB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78339 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78339 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 78339 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 78339
Is 78339 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78339 ranks 26,122nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, the weather, and short commutes, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 78339 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $293,300. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $91,529 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 78339 safe?
78339 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,026 per resident a year.
Compare 78339 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78339. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78339 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.
78339 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78339: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78339: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78339: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78339: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78339 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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