Best Places79707, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 79707, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
79707 ranks 2,898th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 79707
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.
79707's strengths and weaknesses
Where 79707 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 166 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 79707 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 79707
A household needs to earn about $115,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 79707 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $114,900; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 79707's effective rate of 1.26%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 79707
79707 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 79707.
Who works in 79707, and how
Work in 79707 centers on mining & oil & gas and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 79707
79707 has more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 79707 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 79707, month by month
79707 sees roughly 166 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 45° | 34° |
| April | 83° | 67° | 54° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 79707
The nearest airport, Midland International Air And Space Port, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 278 miles away.
The best schools in and around 79707
Schools across 79707 average an A−, better than 90% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Carver CenterA+ · 91% proficient
- Bush ElB− · 43% proficient
- Barbara Fasken ElB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stanton MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Abell J HC+ · 37% proficient
- Alamo J HC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Early College H S At Midland CollegeA · 77% proficient
- Stanton H SB · 47% proficient
- Legacy H SC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 79707 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
79707 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 79707 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 79707 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 7% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 79707
Is 79707 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 79707 ranks 2,898th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, what local pay buys, and few empty homes, and lowest on tree cover 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 79707 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $415,232. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $114,900 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 79707 safe?
79707 is safer than 18% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $601 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 79707?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 34. That works out to about 166 pleasant days a year, more than 93% of zip codes.
Is 79707 good for families?
Schools beat 90% of zip codes, crime safety beats 18%, and childcare runs $706 a month.
Compare 79707 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 79707. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 79707 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.
79707 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 79707: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 79707: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 79707: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 79707: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
79707 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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