Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 26/100
F
Median home value$169,600
Houston $298,000
Median rent$1,155/mo
Houston $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households46%
Houston 35%
Cloverleaf
Harris County24,063 residentsGalena Park ISD
46
D
Suburbgrade score
39th of 48 Houston suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
46
Houston median 53
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Cloverleaf is like to live in, by category
Bars show Cloverleaf against Houston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Within-state proficiency46th pct
Houston median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.3
Houston median 15.6
Graduation rate89%
Houston median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Housing cost index79
Houston 100
Eff. tax rate1.59%
Houston 1.53%
Local sales tax8.20%
Houston median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 36/100
F
Mean commute28.6 min
Houston 29.9 min
Under 30 minutes52%
Houston 51%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Houston median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 67/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés53
Houston median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Houston median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks26
Houston median 17 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 27/100
F
Median household income$54,994
Houston $82,168
Unemployment7.5%
Houston 6.2%
Professional occupations17%
Houston 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Cloverleaf on housing & affordability
Cloverleaf's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
West University Place16 mi from CloverleafA+ 71 B− Bellaire18 mi from CloverleafA 68 B− Friendswood19 mi from CloverleafC+ 63 C+ Atascocita13 mi from CloverleafC+ 59 C Pearland18 mi from CloverleafC+ 58 C Manvel24 mi from CloverleafC+ 45 D Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Cloverleaf
Is Cloverleaf, TX a good place to live?
Cloverleaf scores 46 out of 100, 39th of 48 Houston suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Cloverleaf expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $169,600, 43% below the Houston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.59%. $1,155/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Cloverleaf?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Cloverleaf sit at the 46th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 15.3 student–teacher ratio. Cloverleaf is served by Galena Park ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Cloverleaf?
The mean commute is 28.6 min, with 52% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 4.5% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Cloverleaf?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 53 restaurants and cafés and 26 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Cloverleaf old or new?
The median home in Cloverleaf was built in 1979 — 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. 56% 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.