Best Places78384, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78384, 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.
78384 ranks 32,118th 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 78384
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.
78384's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78384 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 187 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 78384 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78384
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78384 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,397, 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 78384's effective rate of 1.37%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 78384
78384 runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 78384.
Who works in 78384, and how
Work in 78384 centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 78384
78384 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 78384 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78384, month by month
78384 sees roughly 187 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 47. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 57° | 47° |
| April | 87° | 73° | 64° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 88° | 74° | 64° |
Flying in and out of 78384
The nearest airport, Corpus Christi International, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around 78384
Schools across 78384 average a C−, better than 26% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Norman M Thomas ElC− · 28% proficient
- Collins-parr ElC− · 26% proficient
- Benavides ElD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lucy Aragon J HC− · 28% proficient
- Bernarda Jaime J HD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- San Diego H SC+ · 37% proficient
- Freer H SC− · 27% proficient
- Benavides SecondaryD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78384 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78384 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 78384 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 78384
Is 78384 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78384 ranks 32,118th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, the weather, and cell coverage, 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 78384 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $90,465. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $46,397 median income, cost of living beats 13% of zip codes.
Is 78384 safe?
78384 is safer than 6% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $850 per resident a year.
Compare 78384 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78384. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78384 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.
78384 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78384: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78384: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78384: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78384: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78384 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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