Best Places79925, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 79925, 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.
79925 ranks 17,354th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 79925
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.
79925's strengths and weaknesses
Where 79925 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 174 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 79925 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 79925
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 79925 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,801, 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 79925's effective rate of 1.70%, 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 79925
79925's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 79925.
Who works in 79925, and how
Work in 79925 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 79925
79925 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 69% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 79925 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 79925, month by month
79925 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 79925
The nearest airport, El Paso International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 226 miles away.
The best schools in and around 79925
Schools across 79925 average a B−, better than 60% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hawkins ElB− · 44% proficient
- Eastwood Heights ElB− · 41% proficient
- Eastwood Knolls InternationalC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eastwood MiddleC · 34% proficient
- Ross MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Riverside MiddleC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Transmountain Early College H SA · 73% proficient
- Valle Verde Early College H SA− · 65% proficient
- Eastwood H SB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 79925 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
79925 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 79925 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 79925 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 79925
Is 79925 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 79925 ranks 17,354th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and transit, 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 79925 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $202,586. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $60,801 median income, cost of living beats 36% of zip codes.
Is 79925 safe?
79925 is safer than 21% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $565 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 79925?
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 94% of zip codes.
Is 79925 good for families?
Schools beat 60% of zip codes, crime safety beats 21%, and childcare runs $564 a month.
Compare 79925 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 79925. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 79925 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.
79925 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 79925: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 79925: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 79925: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 79925: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
79925 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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