Best Places78723, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78723, 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.
78723 ranks 4,674th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 78723
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.
78723's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78723 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 78723 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78723
A household needs to earn about $167,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78723 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $105,632, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 78723's effective rate of 1.43%, 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 78723
78723 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 78723.
Who works in 78723, and how
Work in 78723 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 59%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 78723
78723 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 78723 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78723, month by month
78723 sees roughly 160 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 82° | 70° | 60° |
| July | 99° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of 78723
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 8 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 78723
Schools across 78723 average a D, better than 9% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ridgetop ElB · 48% proficient
- Maplewood ElB− · 43% proficient
- Blanton ElC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kealing MiddleA · 64% proficient
- Austin Achieve MiddleD− · 13% proficient
- Sadler Means YwlaF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Lasa H SA+ · 99% proficient
- Manor New Technology HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Austin Achieve H SC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78723 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78723 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 78723 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 78723 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 89% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 32% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 78723
Is 78723 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78723 ranks 4,674th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, biking, and fast internet, and lowest on summer heat and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 78723 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $588,066. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $105,632 median income, cost of living beats 89% of zip codes.
Is 78723 safe?
78723 is safer than 29% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $498 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 78723?
July highs average about 99 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 43. That works out to about 160 pleasant days a year, more than 92% of zip codes.
Is 78723 good for families?
Schools beat 9% of zip codes, crime safety beats 29%, and childcare runs $1,048 a month.
Compare 78723 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78723. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78723 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.
78723 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78723: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78723: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78723: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78723: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78723 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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