Best Places78415, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78415, 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.
78415 ranks 26,261st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 78415
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.
78415's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78415 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 174 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 78415 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78415
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78415 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,814, 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 78415's effective rate of 1.22%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 78415
78415 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 78415.
Who works in 78415, and how
Work in 78415 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 78415
The coast is about 18 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 78415, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78415, month by month
78415 sees roughly 174 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| April | 85° | 74° | 63° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 88° | 75° | 64° |
Flying in and out of 78415
The nearest airport, Corpus Christi International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 140 miles away.
The best schools in and around 78415
Schools across 78415 average a B, better than 71% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- London IntB · 50% proficient
- Ricardo ElC · 35% proficient
- Dawson ElC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- London MiddleA+ · 69% proficient
- Ricardo MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Flour Bluff IntB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- London H SA− · 62% proficient
- Harold T Branch Academy For Career & Technical EdB+ · 57% proficient
- Flour Bluff H SB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78415 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78415 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 78415 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 78415 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 5% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 78415
Is 78415 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78415 ranks 26,261st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and transit, and lowest on summer heat and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 78415 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,796. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $57,814 median income, cost of living beats 22% of zip codes.
Is 78415 safe?
78415 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $751 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 78415?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 72 with lows near 46. That works out to about 174 pleasant days a year, more than 94% of zip codes.
Is 78415 good for families?
Schools beat 71% of zip codes, crime safety beats 9%, and childcare runs $702 a month.
Compare 78415 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78415. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78415 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.
78415 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78415: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78415: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78415: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78415: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78415 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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