Best Places78419, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78419, 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.
78419 ranks 8,030th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 78419
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.
78419's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78419 ranks high
- Short commute10.2 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 178 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 78419 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
Who lives in 78419
78419 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 78419.
Who works in 78419, and how
Work in 78419 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 78419
The coast is about 12 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 78419, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78419, month by month
78419 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 78419
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 147 miles away.
The best schools in and around 78419
Schools across 78419 average a B−, better than 60% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Flour Bluff IntB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Flour Bluff H SB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78419 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78419 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 78419 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 78419
Is 78419 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78419 ranks 8,030th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, population health, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 78419 safe?
78419 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $350 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 78419?
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.
Compare 78419 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78419. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78419 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.
78419 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78419: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78419: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78419: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78419: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78419 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.
- 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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