Best Places78941, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 78941, 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.
78941 ranks 17,517th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 78941
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.
78941's strengths and weaknesses
Where 78941 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 169 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Short commute20.7 minutes each way, better than 82% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 78941 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 78941
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 78941 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,828, 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 78941's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 78941
78941's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 78941.
Who works in 78941, and how
Work in 78941 centers on manufacturing and wholesale trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 78941
78941 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 78941 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 78941, month by month
78941 sees roughly 169 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 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 | 81° | 70° | 61° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of 78941
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 46 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 78941
Schools across 78941 average a B, better than 70% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Flatonia ElB · 47% proficient
- Moulton ElB− · 44% proficient
- Smithville ElB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- La Grange MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Smithville J HB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Flatonia SecondaryA · 68% proficient
- La Grange H SB+ · 53% proficient
- Moulton H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 78941 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
78941 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 78941 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 78941
Is 78941 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 78941 ranks 17,517th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on summer heat and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 78941 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,836. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $70,828 median income, cost of living beats 45% of zip codes.
Is 78941 safe?
78941 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $419 per resident a year.
Compare 78941 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 78941. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 78941 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.
78941 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 78941: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 78941: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 78941: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 78941: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
78941 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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