Best Places79906, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 79906, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
79906 ranks 16,340th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 79906
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.
79906's strengths and weaknesses
Where 79906 ranks high
- Short commute15.1 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 174 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 79906 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of zip codes
Who lives in 79906
79906 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 79906.
Who works in 79906, and how
Work in 79906 centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 28%
Life in 79906
79906 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 79906 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 79906, month by month
79906 sees roughly 174 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 47° | 32° |
| April | 84° | 69° | 52° |
| July | 100° | 87° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 69° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 79906
The nearest airport, El Paso International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 224 miles away.
The best schools in and around 79906
Schools across 79906 average a B−, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
Top middle schools
- Ross MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Magoffin MiddleD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Transmountain Early College H SA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 79906 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
79906 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 79906 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 79906
Is 79906 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 79906 ranks 16,340th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, the weather, and cell coverage, and lowest on thin health care access and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 79906 safe?
79906 is safer than 26% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $487 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 79906?
July highs average about 100 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 32. That works out to about 174 pleasant days a year, more than 95% of zip codes.
Compare 79906 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 79906. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 79906 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.
79906 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 79906: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 79906: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 79906: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 79906: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
79906 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.
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