Best Places79764, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 79764, 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.
79764 ranks 21,998th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 79764
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.
79764's strengths and weaknesses
Where 79764 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 177 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 79764 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 79764
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 79764 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,531, 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 79764's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 79764
79764 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 79764.
Who works in 79764, and how
Work in 79764 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 79764
79764 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 79764 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 79764, month by month
79764 sees roughly 177 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 45° | 34° |
| April | 83° | 66° | 53° |
| July | 97° | 85° | 74° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 79764
The nearest airport, Midland International Air And Space Port, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 287 miles away.
The best schools in and around 79764
Schools across 79764 average a C, better than 30% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- San Jacinto ElC+ · 36% proficient
- Lee Buice ElC · 34% proficient
- Barbara Jordan ElC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wilson & Young Medal Of Honor MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Crockett MiddleD− · 18% proficient
- Bowie MiddleD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- George H W Bush New Tech OdessaB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 79764 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
79764 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 79764 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 79764 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 3% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 79764
Is 79764 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 79764 ranks 21,998th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and low taxes, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 79764 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,199. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $69,531 median income, cost of living beats 41% of zip codes.
Is 79764 safe?
79764 is safer than 19% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $572 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 79764?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 34. That works out to about 177 pleasant days a year, more than 95% of zip codes.
Is 79764 good for families?
Schools beat 30% of zip codes, crime safety beats 19%, and childcare runs $706 a month.
Compare 79764 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 79764. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 79764 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.
79764 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 79764: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 79764: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 79764: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 79764: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
79764 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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