Best Places79031, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 79031, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
79031 ranks 24,703rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 79031
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.
79031's strengths and weaknesses
Where 79031 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute17.8 minutes each way, better than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 145 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 79031 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Household income$52,133 median, better than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 79031
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 79031 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,133, 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 79031'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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 79031
79031 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 79031.
Who works in 79031, and how
Work in 79031 centers on agriculture & forestry and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 79031
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 79031.
What the weather is like in 79031, month by month
79031 sees roughly 145 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 37° | 22° |
| April | 78° | 58° | 40° |
| July | 95° | 79° | 64° |
| October | 78° | 58° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 79031
The nearest airport, Clovis Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 245 miles away.
The best schools in and around 79031
Schools across 79031 average a B−, better than 59% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sudan ElB− · 40% proficient
- Hp Webb ElB− · 40% proficient
- Springlake-earth Elem/middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Watson J HC− · 30% proficient
- Olton J HC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Sudan H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Muleshoe H SB+ · 52% proficient
- Springlake-earth H SB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 79031 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
79031 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 79031 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 79031
Is 79031 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 79031 ranks 24,703rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, short commutes, and low taxes, and lowest on tree cover and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 79031 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $93,792. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $52,133 median income, cost of living beats 26% of zip codes.
Is 79031 safe?
79031 is safer than 19% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $556 per resident a year.
Compare 79031 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 79031. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 79031 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.
79031 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 79031: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 79031: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 79031: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 79031: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
79031 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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