Best Places79778, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 79778, 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.
79778 ranks 26,129th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 79778
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.
79778's strengths and weaknesses
Where 79778 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 160 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 82% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 79778 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 79778
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 79778 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,038, 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 79778's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 79778
79778's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 79778.
Who works in 79778, and how
Work in 79778 centers on mining & oil & gas and utilities. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 79778
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 79778.
What the weather is like in 79778, month by month
79778 sees roughly 160 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 44° | 30° |
| April | 84° | 66° | 50° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 72° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 79778
The nearest airport, Midland International Air And Space Port, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 238 miles away.
The best schools in and around 79778
Schools across 79778 average a C−, better than 22% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mccamey PriD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mccamey MiddleD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 79778 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
79778 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 79778 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 79778
Is 79778 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 79778 ranks 26,129th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, low taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on crime and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 79778 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,900. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $71,038 median income, cost of living beats 62% of zip codes.
Is 79778 safe?
79778 is safer than 0% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,561 per resident a year.
Compare 79778 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 79778. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 79778 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.
79778 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 79778: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 79778: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 79778: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 79778: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
79778 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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