Best Places78733, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78733, 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.
78733 ranks 109th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 78733
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.
78733's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78733 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$184,198 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 95% of zip codes
Where 78733 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,048 a month, better than only 30% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78733
A household needs to earn about $276,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78733 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $184,198, 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 78733's effective rate of 1.08%, 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 78733
78733 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 78733.
Who works in 78733, and how
Work in 78733 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 78733
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 78733.
What the weather is like in 78733, month by month
78733 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 78733
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 15 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 78733
Schools across 78733 average an A, better than 95% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Barton Creek ElA+ · 73% proficient
- Lake Pointe ElA · 64% proficient
- River Place ElB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Ridge MiddleA+ · 74% proficient
- Four Points MiddleA+ · 68% proficient
- Lake Travis MiddleA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Westlake H SA+ · 85% proficient
- Vandegrift H SA · 73% proficient
- Lake Travis H SA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78733 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78733 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 78733 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 78733
Is 78733 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78733 ranks 109th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on summer heat and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 78733 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,016,036. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $184,198 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 78733 safe?
Yes, 78733 is safer than 91% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $213 per resident a year.
Compare 78733 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78733. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78733 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.
78733 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78733: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78733: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78733: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78733: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78733 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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