Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 52/100
D+
Median home value$264,600
Houston $298,000
Median rent$1,318/mo
Houston $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households27%
Houston 35%
Deer Park
Harris County33,967 residents2 school districts
62
C
Suburbgrade score
7th of 48 Houston suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by housing & affordability.
62
Houston median 53
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Deer Park is like to live in, by category
Bars show Deer Park against Houston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 74/100
B
Within-state proficiency74th pct
Houston median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.5
Houston median 15.6
Graduation rate91%
Houston median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index88
Houston 100
Eff. tax rate1.22%
Houston 1.53%
Local sales tax8.25%
Houston median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 54/100
C−
Mean commute24.2 min
Houston 29.9 min
Under 30 minutes64%
Houston 51%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Houston median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 65/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés50
Houston median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Houston median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks51
Houston median 17 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Median household income$100,382
Houston $82,168
Unemployment5.8%
Houston 6.2%
Professional occupations40%
Houston 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Deer Park on housing & affordability
Deer Park's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
West University Place19 mi from Deer ParkA+ 71 B− Bellaire21 mi from Deer ParkA 68 B− Friendswood14 mi from Deer ParkC+ 63 C+ Atascocita20 mi from Deer ParkC+ 59 C Pearland16 mi from Deer ParkC+ 58 C Manvel21 mi from Deer ParkC+ 45 D Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Deer Park
Is Deer Park, TX a good place to live?
Deer Park scores 62 out of 100, 7th of 48 Houston suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Deer Park expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $264,600, 11% below the Houston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.22%. $1,318/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Deer Park?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Deer Park sit at the 74th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 14.5 student–teacher ratio. Deer Park is served by Deer Park ISD and La Porte ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Deer Park?
The mean commute is 24.2 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.0% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Deer Park?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 50 restaurants and cafés and 51 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Deer Park old or new?
The median home in Deer Park was built in 1982 — 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. 80% 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.