Best Places79845, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 79845, 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.
79845 ranks 31,877th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 79845
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.
79845's strengths and weaknesses
Where 79845 ranks high
- Short commute11.5 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 155 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 89% of zip codes
Where 79845 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 79845
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 79845 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $38,231, 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 79845's effective rate of 0.92%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 79845
79845 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 79845.
Who works in 79845, and how
Work in 79845 centers on education and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in 79845
79845 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 79845 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 79845, month by month
79845 sees roughly 155 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 51° | 39° |
| April | 90° | 74° | 60° |
| July | 100° | 87° | 76° |
| October | 87° | 73° | 61° |
Flying in and out of 79845
The nearest airport, Cavern City Air Terminal, is about 192 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 354 miles away.
The best schools in and around 79845
Schools across 79845 average a C+, better than 40% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Presidio ElD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lucy Rede Franco MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Presidio H SC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 79845 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
79845 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 79845 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 79845
Is 79845 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 79845 ranks 31,877th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, clean air, and low taxes, and lowest on crime and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 79845 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $91,652. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $38,231 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 79845 safe?
79845 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,300 per resident a year.
Compare 79845 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 79845. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 79845 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.
79845 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 79845: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 79845: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 79845: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 79845: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
79845 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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