Best Places78575, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78575, 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.
78575 ranks 16,819th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 78575
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.
78575's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78575 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 160 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 78575 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78575
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78575 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,755, 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 78575's effective rate of 1.75%, 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 78575
78575 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 78575.
Who works in 78575, and how
Work in 78575 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 78575
78575 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. The coast is about 29 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 78575 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78575, month by month
78575 sees roughly 160 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 75, with lows near 52. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75° | 62° | 52° |
| April | 88° | 76° | 67° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 78° |
| October | 89° | 77° | 68° |
Flying in and out of 78575
The nearest airport, Brownsville/South Padre Island International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 249 miles away.
The best schools in and around 78575
Schools across 78575 average a B−, better than 59% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Rancho Verde ElB+ · 51% proficient
- Olmito ElB− · 44% proficient
- Dora Romero ElC+ · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Resaca MiddleB− · 43% proficient
- Los Cuates MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
- Stillman MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Brownsville Early College H SA · 73% proficient
- South Texas Isd Medical ProfessionsB+ · 53% proficient
- Los Fresnos H SB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78575 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78575 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 78575 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 78575
Is 78575 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78575 ranks 16,819th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, population health, and low taxes, and lowest on property taxes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 78575 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $230,198. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $84,755 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 78575 safe?
78575 is safer than 41% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $408 per resident a year.
Compare 78575 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78575. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78575 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.
78575 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78575: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78575: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78575: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78575: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78575 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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