Best Places79056, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 79056, 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.
79056 ranks 23,120th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 79056
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.
79056's strengths and weaknesses
Where 79056 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 79056 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 79056
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 79056 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,682, 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 79056'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 79056
79056 runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 79056.
Who works in 79056, and how
Work in 79056 centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 79056
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 79056.
What the weather is like in 79056, month by month
79056 sees roughly 123 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 79056
The nearest airport, Liberal Mid-America Regional, is about 68 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 294 miles away.
The best schools in and around 79056
Schools across 79056 average a C+, better than 46% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Shattuck EsB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Shattuck HsC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 79056 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
79056 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 79056 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 79056
Is 79056 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 79056 ranks 23,120th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low taxes, and civic engagement, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 79056 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,900. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $80,682 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 79056 safe?
79056 is safer than 21% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $526 per resident a year.
Compare 79056 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 79056. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 79056 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.
79056 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 79056: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 79056: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 79056: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 79056: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
79056 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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