Best Places78613, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78613, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
78613 ranks 519th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 78613
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.
78613's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78613 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Household income$139,782 median, better than 94% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 78613 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 36% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78613
A household needs to earn about $149,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78613 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $139,782; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 78613's effective rate of 1.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 78613
78613 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 78613.
Who works in 78613, and how
Work in 78613 centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 78613
78613 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 78613 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78613, month by month
78613 sees roughly 161 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 42° |
| April | 80° | 68° | 59° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 82° | 70° | 61° |
Flying in and out of 78613
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 23 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 10.7 million passengers in 2025, with 127 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 78613
Schools across 78613 average a B+, better than 78% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Patsy Sommer ElA+ · 77% proficient
- Rutledge ElA− · 59% proficient
- Parkside ElA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Florence W Stiles MiddleA+ · 77% proficient
- James Garland Walsh MiddleA+ · 73% proficient
- Cedar Valley MiddleA+ · 69% proficient
Top high schools
- Westwood H SA · 78% proficient
- Round Rock H SA · 74% proficient
- Vandegrift H SA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78613 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78613 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 78613 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 78613 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 99% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 31% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 78613
Is 78613 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78613 ranks 519th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, few empty homes, and population health, and lowest on property taxes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 78613 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $515,993. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $139,782 median income, cost of living beats 99% of zip codes.
Is 78613 safe?
Yes, 78613 is safer than 65% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $332 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 78613?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 42. That works out to about 161 pleasant days a year, more than 92% of zip codes.
Is 78613 good for families?
Schools beat 78% of zip codes, crime safety beats 65%, and childcare runs $936 a month.
Compare 78613 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78613. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78613 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.
78613 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78613: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78613: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78613: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78613: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78613 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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