Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 25/100
F
Median home value$103,200
Houston $298,000
Median rent$1,428/mo
Houston $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households39%
Houston 35%
Aldine
Harris County17,167 residentsAldine ISD
38
D−
Suburbgrade score
48th of 48 Houston suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
38
Houston median 53
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Aldine is like to live in, by category
Bars show Aldine against Houston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 33/100
F
Within-state proficiency7th pct
Houston median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.9
Houston median 15.6
Graduation rate80%
Houston median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Housing cost index72
Houston 100
Eff. tax rate1.05%
Houston 1.53%
Local sales tax8.20%
Houston median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 35/100
F
Mean commute30.1 min
Houston 29.9 min
Under 30 minutes46%
Houston 51%
Transit stops / sq mi0.4
Houston median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 52/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés26
Houston median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Houston median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks7
Houston median 17 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 19/100
F
Median household income$44,455
Houston $82,168
Unemployment8.5%
Houston 6.2%
Professional occupations11%
Houston 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Aldine on employment & income
Aldine's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Bellaire15 mi from AldineB+ 68 B− Pearland25 mi from AldineB 58 C West University Place14 mi from AldineB 71 B− Atascocita12 mi from AldineC+ 59 C The Woodlands20 mi from AldineC+ 66 C+ Stafford23 mi from AldineC 55 C− Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Aldine
Is Aldine, TX a good place to live?
Aldine scores 38 out of 100, 48th of 48 Houston suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Aldine expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $103,200, 65% below the Houston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.05%. $1,428/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Aldine?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Aldine sit at the 7th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 80% graduation rate and a 14.9 student–teacher ratio. Aldine is served by Aldine ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Aldine?
The mean commute is 30.1 min, with 46% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 10% working from home. Transit density is 0.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Aldine?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 26 restaurants and cafés and 7 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Aldine old or new?
The median home in Aldine was built in 1975 — older than the Houston median of 1993. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 66% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.