Best Places79934, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 79934, 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.
79934 ranks 8,445th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 79934
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.
79934's strengths and weaknesses
Where 79934 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 178 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 79934 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 79934
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 79934 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,180, 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 79934's effective rate of 1.92%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 79934
79934 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 79934.
Who works in 79934, and how
Work in 79934 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 79934
79934 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 71% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 79934 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 79934, month by month
79934 sees roughly 178 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 45° | 31° |
| April | 82° | 68° | 52° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 79934
The nearest airport, El Paso International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 214 miles away.
The best schools in and around 79934
Schools across 79934 average a B−, better than 58% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Congressman Silvestre & Carolina SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- North Star ElC+ · 38% proficient
- Tom Lea Jr ElC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Richardson MiddleB− · 39% proficient
- Jose J Alderete MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Charles MiddleC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Transmountain Early College H SA · 73% proficient
- Valle Verde Early College H SA− · 65% proficient
- Canutillo H SB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 79934 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
79934 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 79934 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 79934 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 79934
Is 79934 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 79934 ranks 8,445th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, population health, and cell coverage, and lowest on property taxes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 79934 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $211,379. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $80,180 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 79934 safe?
Yes, 79934 is safer than 59% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $331 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 79934?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 31. That works out to about 178 pleasant days a year, more than 95% of zip codes.
Is 79934 good for families?
Schools beat 58% of zip codes, crime safety beats 59%, and childcare runs $564 a month.
Compare 79934 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 79934. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 79934 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.
79934 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 79934: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 79934: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 79934: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 79934: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
79934 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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