Best Places78745, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78745, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
78745 ranks 7,026th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 78745
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.
78745's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78745 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 78745 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 20% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78745
A household needs to earn about $144,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78745 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $90,112, 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 78745's effective rate of 1.27%, 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 78745
78745's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 78745.
Who works in 78745, and how
Work in 78745 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 63%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 78745
78745 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 74% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 78745 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78745, month by month
78745 sees roughly 129 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 50° | 38° |
| April | 83° | 68° | 56° |
| July | 99° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 86° | 71° | 58° |
Flying in and out of 78745
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 78745
Schools across 78745 average a C−, better than 20% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Patton ElB · 46% proficient
- Cowan ElC+ · 37% proficient
- Sunset Valley ElC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hill Country MiddleA+ · 75% proficient
- Small MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Lively MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Bowie H SA · 72% proficient
- Seguin H SC+ · 38% proficient
- Crockett EchsC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78745 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78745 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 78745 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 78745 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 31% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 78745
Is 78745 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78745 ranks 7,026th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, transit, and biking, and lowest on summer heat and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 78745 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $516,019. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $90,112 median income, cost of living beats 80% of zip codes.
Is 78745 safe?
78745 is safer than 28% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $475 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 78745?
July highs average about 99 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 38. That works out to about 129 pleasant days a year, more than 80% of zip codes.
Is 78745 good for families?
Schools beat 20% of zip codes, crime safety beats 28%, and childcare runs $1,048 a month.
Compare 78745 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78745. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78745 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.
78745 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78745: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78745: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78745: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78745: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78745 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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