Best Places78390, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78390, 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.
78390 ranks 22,027th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 78390
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.
78390's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78390 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 201 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 78390 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78390
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78390 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,780, 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 78390's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 78390
78390 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 78390.
Who works in 78390, and how
Work in 78390 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 78390
The coast is about 40 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 78390, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78390, month by month
78390 sees roughly 201 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 58° | 51° |
| April | 81° | 73° | 66° |
| July | 93° | 86° | 80° |
| October | 86° | 76° | 68° |
Flying in and out of 78390
The nearest airport, Corpus Christi International, is about 16 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 78390
Schools across 78390 average a D+, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Andrews ElC · 33% proficient
- Sinton ElC · 31% proficient
- Austin ElC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gregory-portland MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- E Merle Smith MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Rockport-fulton MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Gregory-portland H SB− · 43% proficient
- Rockport-fulton H SC+ · 40% proficient
- Sinton H SC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78390 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78390 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 78390 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 78390
Is 78390 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78390 ranks 22,027th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, a stable housing market, and low taxes, and lowest on education levels and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 78390 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $146,838. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $75,780 median income, cost of living beats 65% of zip codes.
Is 78390 safe?
78390 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $420 per resident a year.
Compare 78390 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78390. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78390 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.
78390 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78390: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78390: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78390: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78390: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78390 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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