Best Places79510, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 79510, 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.
79510 ranks 15,588th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 79510
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.
79510's strengths and weaknesses
Where 79510 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$571 a month, better than 87% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 79510 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 79510
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 79510 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,289, 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 79510's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 79510
79510 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 79510.
Who works in 79510, and how
Work in 79510 centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 79510
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 79510.
What the weather is like in 79510, month by month
79510 sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 45° | 32° |
| April | 82° | 65° | 51° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 79510
The nearest airport, Abilene Regional, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 148 miles away.
The best schools in and around 79510
Schools across 79510 average a B, better than 70% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
Top middle schools
- Jim Ned MiddleA · 61% proficient
- Eula J HA− · 55% proficient
- Clyde J HB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Clyde H SA− · 63% proficient
- Jim Ned H SA− · 62% proficient
- Eula H SB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 79510 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
79510 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 79510 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 79510
Is 79510 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 79510 ranks 15,588th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 79510 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $164,067. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $75,289 median income, cost of living beats 64% of zip codes.
Is 79510 safe?
79510 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $384 per resident a year.
Compare 79510 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 79510. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 79510 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.
79510 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 79510: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 79510: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 79510: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 79510: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
79510 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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