Best Places78413, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78413, 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.
78413 ranks 12,132nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 78413
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.
78413's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78413 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 178 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 78413 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78413
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78413 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,300, 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 78413's effective rate of 1.40%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 78413
78413's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 78413.
Who works in 78413, and how
Work in 78413 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 78413
78413 has more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. The coast is about 18 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 78413 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78413, month by month
78413 sees roughly 178 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 53. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 60° | 53° |
| April | 83° | 75° | 70° |
| July | 92° | 86° | 81° |
| October | 86° | 78° | 72° |
Flying in and out of 78413
The nearest airport, Corpus Christi International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 143 miles away.
The best schools in and around 78413
Schools across 78413 average a B, better than 66% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jones ElC+ · 37% proficient
- Dawson ElC · 32% proficient
- Club EstatesC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Flour Bluff IntB · 47% proficient
- Kaffie MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Adkins MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Harold T Branch Academy For Career & Technical EdB+ · 57% proficient
- Veterans Memorial H SB+ · 55% proficient
- Flour Bluff H SB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78413 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78413 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 78413 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 78413 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 78413
Is 78413 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78413 ranks 12,132nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, cell coverage, and transit, 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 78413 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $271,855. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $84,300 median income, cost of living beats 80% of zip codes.
Is 78413 safe?
78413 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $655 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 78413?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 53. That works out to about 178 pleasant days a year, more than 95% of zip codes.
Is 78413 good for families?
Schools beat 66% of zip codes, crime safety beats 13%, and childcare runs $702 a month.
Compare 78413 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78413. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78413 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.
78413 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78413: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78413: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78413: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78413: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78413 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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