Best Places79754, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 79754, 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.
79754 ranks 20,118th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 79754
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.
79754's strengths and weaknesses
Where 79754 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute1.5 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 79754 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
Who lives in 79754
79754 runs older 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 79754.
Who works in 79754, and how
Work in 79754 centers on utilities and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 79754
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 79754.
What the weather is like in 79754, month by month
79754 sees roughly 153 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 44° | 31° |
| April | 85° | 67° | 51° |
| July | 100° | 86° | 74° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 79754
The nearest airport, Cavern City Air Terminal, is about 54 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 79754
Schools across 79754 average a B−, better than 57% of zip codes.
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 79754 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
79754 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 79754 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 79754
Is 79754 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 79754 ranks 20,118th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, short commutes, and quiet, and lowest on air quality and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 79754 safe?
79754 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $658 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 79754?
July highs average about 100 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 31. That works out to about 153 pleasant days a year, more than 90% of zip codes.
Compare 79754 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 79754. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 79754 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.
79754 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 79754: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 79754: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 79754: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 79754: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
79754 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.
- 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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