Best Places79011, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 79011, 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.
79011 ranks 15,776th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 79011
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.
79011's strengths and weaknesses
Where 79011 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Short commute18.8 minutes each way, better than 89% of zip codes
- Household income$107,399 median, better than 84% of zip codes
Where 79011 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 79011
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 79011 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $107,399, 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 79011's effective rate of 1.32%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 79011
79011 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 79011.
Who works in 79011, and how
Work in 79011 centers on agriculture & forestry and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 79011
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 79011.
What the weather is like in 79011, month by month
79011 sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 36° | 23° |
| April | 76° | 59° | 44° |
| July | 96° | 82° | 68° |
| October | 77° | 60° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 79011
The nearest airport, Rick Husband Amarillo International, is about 87 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 262 miles away.
The best schools in and around 79011
Schools across 79011 average a B, better than 68% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Canadian MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Canadian H SA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 79011 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
79011 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 79011 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 79011
Is 79011 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 79011 ranks 15,776th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, what local pay buys, and low taxes, and lowest on internet speeds and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 79011 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $178,932. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $107,399 median income, cost of living beats 95% of zip codes.
Is 79011 safe?
79011 is safer than 25% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $497 per resident a year.
Compare 79011 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 79011. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 79011 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.
79011 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 79011: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 79011: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 79011: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 79011: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
79011 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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