Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 73/100
B
Median home value$475,600
Houston $298,000
Median rent$1,986/mo
Houston $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Houston 35%
Cinco Ranch
Fort Bend & Harris counties18,611 residentsKaty ISD
66
C+
Suburbgrade score
4th of 48 Houston suburbs. Strong on schools and housing & affordability, held back by commute & transport.
66
Houston median 53
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Cinco Ranch is like to live in, by category
Bars show Cinco Ranch against Houston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 87/100
A−
Within-state proficiency91st pct
Houston median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.9
Houston median 15.6
Graduation rate94%
Houston median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 47/100
D
Housing cost index139
Houston 100
Eff. tax rate1.82%
Houston 1.53%
Local sales tax8.20%
Houston median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 47/100
D
Mean commute30.4 min
Houston 29.9 min
Under 30 minutes46%
Houston 51%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Houston median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 67/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés34
Houston median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Houston median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks45
Houston median 17 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 70/100
B−
Median household income$161,972
Houston $82,168
Unemployment4.6%
Houston 6.2%
Professional occupations60%
Houston 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Cinco Ranch on commute & transport
Cinco Ranch's weakest grade is D. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
West University Place20 mi from Cinco RanchA 71 B− Bellaire18 mi from Cinco RanchA− 68 B− Houston23 mi from Cinco RanchD+ 56 C− Sugar Land13 mi from Cinco RanchD+ 66 C+ Stafford14 mi from Cinco RanchD+ 55 C− Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Cinco Ranch
Is Cinco Ranch, TX a good place to live?
Cinco Ranch scores 66 out of 100, 4th of 48 Houston suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Cinco Ranch expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D. The median home is $475,600, 60% above the Houston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.82%. $1,986/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Cinco Ranch?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Cinco Ranch sit at the 91st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 13.9 student–teacher ratio. Cinco Ranch is served by Katy ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Cinco Ranch?
The mean commute is 30.4 min, with 46% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 29% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Cinco Ranch?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 34 restaurants and cafés and 45 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Cinco Ranch old or new?
The median home in Cinco Ranch was built in 1997 — close to 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. 86% 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.