Best Places79015, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 79015, 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.
79015 ranks 8,689th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 79015
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.
79015's strengths and weaknesses
Where 79015 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 89% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 79015 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 79015
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 79015 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,850, 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 79015's effective rate of 1.14%, 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 79015
79015 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 79015.
Who works in 79015, and how
Work in 79015 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 79015
79015 has more parkland per resident than 79% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 79015 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 79015, month by month
79015 sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 37° | 23° |
| April | 76° | 57° | 41° |
| July | 96° | 81° | 66° |
| October | 78° | 59° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 79015
The nearest airport, Rick Husband Amarillo International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 265 miles away.
The best schools in and around 79015
Schools across 79015 average an A, better than 89% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Reeves-hinger ElA · 65% proficient
- Crestview ElA · 62% proficient
- Sundown Lane ElB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Canyon J HA · 61% proficient
- Canyon IntA · 59% proficient
- Greenways IntA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Happy H SA+ · 83% proficient
- Canyon H SA · 70% proficient
- Randall H SA− · 59% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 79015 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
79015 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 79015 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 79015 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 83% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 7% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 79015
Is 79015 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 79015 ranks 8,689th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on air quality and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 79015 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $265,346. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $88,850 median income, cost of living beats 83% of zip codes.
Is 79015 safe?
79015 is safer than 34% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $451 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 79015?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 55 with lows near 23. That works out to about 127 pleasant days a year, more than 79% of zip codes.
Is 79015 good for families?
Schools beat 89% of zip codes, crime safety beats 34%, and childcare runs $678 a month.
Compare 79015 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 79015. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 79015 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.
79015 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 79015: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 79015: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 79015: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 79015: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
79015 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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