Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Median home value$278,000
Houston $298,000
Median rent$1,231/mo
Houston $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households24%
Houston 35%
Dickinson
Galveston County21,753 residents2 school districts
50
D+
Suburbgrade score
31st of 48 Houston suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
50
Houston median 53
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Dickinson is like to live in, by category
Bars show Dickinson against Houston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 55/100
C−
Within-state proficiency44th pct
Houston median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.5
Houston median 15.6
Graduation rate88%
Houston median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Housing cost index88
Houston 100
Eff. tax rate1.51%
Houston 1.53%
Local sales tax7.75%
Houston median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 42/100
D−
Mean commute28.7 min
Houston 29.9 min
Under 30 minutes57%
Houston 51%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Houston median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 35/100
F
Restaurants & cafés21
Houston median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Houston median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks5
Houston median 17 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median household income$91,779
Houston $82,168
Unemployment6.2%
Houston 6.2%
Professional occupations39%
Houston 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Dickinson on amenities
Dickinson's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Webster7 mi from DickinsonB− 54 C− Cloverleaf24 mi from DickinsonC+ 46 D Deer Park17 mi from DickinsonC+ 62 C Baytown22 mi from DickinsonC 49 D+ League City4 mi from DickinsonC 60 C Pasadena15 mi from DickinsonC 51 D+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Dickinson
Is Dickinson, TX a good place to live?
Dickinson scores 50 out of 100, 31st of 48 Houston suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Dickinson expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $278,000, 7% below the Houston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.51%. $1,231/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Dickinson?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Dickinson sit at the 44th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 14.5 student–teacher ratio. Dickinson is served by Dickinson ISD and Santa Fe ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Dickinson?
The mean commute is 28.7 min, with 57% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 10% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Dickinson?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 21 restaurants and cafés and 5 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Dickinson old or new?
The median home in Dickinson was built in 1986 — 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. 75% 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.