Best Places79407, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 79407, 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.
79407 ranks 12,389th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 79407
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.
79407's strengths and weaknesses
Where 79407 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Short commute17.3 minutes each way, better than 93% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 79407 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 79407
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 79407 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,056, 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 79407's effective rate of 1.41%, 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 79407
79407 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 79407.
Who works in 79407, and how
Work in 79407 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 79407
79407 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 67% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 79407 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 79407, month by month
79407 sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 40° | 26° |
| April | 81° | 62° | 45° |
| July | 97° | 83° | 70° |
| October | 80° | 63° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 79407
The nearest airport, Lubbock Preston Smith International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 284 miles away.
The best schools in and around 79407
Schools across 79407 average a B, better than 65% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Crestview ElA+ · 74% proficient
- Bennett ElA · 62% proficient
- Legacy ElA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Heritage MiddleA− · 57% proficient
- Frenship MiddleA− · 52% proficient
- Commander William C Mccool AcademyB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Frenship H SA− · 60% proficient
- Coronado H SC+ · 39% proficient
- Premier H S Of LubbockC− · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 79407 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
79407 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 79407 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 79407 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 79407
Is 79407 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 79407 ranks 12,389th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, cell coverage, and short commutes, and lowest on tree cover and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 79407 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,321. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $70,056 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 79407 safe?
79407 is safer than 31% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $495 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 79407?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 26. That works out to about 138 pleasant days a year, more than 85% of zip codes.
Is 79407 good for families?
Schools beat 65% of zip codes, crime safety beats 31%, and childcare runs $672 a month.
Compare 79407 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 79407. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 79407 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.
79407 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 79407: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 79407: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 79407: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 79407: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
79407 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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