Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands

48 cities and suburbs across Houston, each scored out of 100 on the same national scales. The metro's median home is $298,000 and its mean commute 29.9 min. West University Place scores highest overall at 71. Cinco Ranch leads on schools, Pasadena leads on cost of living.

Places

Median score

Poll responses

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Houston →

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Pearland →

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The Woodlands →

Coverage

48 places
in Houston

One of 50 metros graded so far, on the same national scales.

10 mi

20 mi

30 mi

Downtown Houston

Downtown Pasadena

West University Place

The Woodlands

Cinco Ranch

Sugar Land

Deer Park

League City

Katy

Angleton

Tomball

Atascocita

Conroe

Fulshear

Pecan Grove

Pearland

Lake Jackson

Sienna

Seabrook

Mission Bend

Pasadena

Fresno

Rosenberg

Alvin

Galveston

Freeport

Spring

La Marque

Texas City

Channelview

Aldine

Dot size = overall scoreA B C D Positions plotted from place centroids · rings measured from Downtown Houston

Every suburb of Houston, ranked

#	Place	Score	Hous	Scho	Cost	Comm	Amen	Empl	Resi
1	West University Place	71 B−	A+	D	F	A	A+	B	—
2	Bellaire	68 B−	A	D	F	A−	A−	B+	—
3	The Woodlands	66 C+	B−	B+	C−	C−	C+	C+	—
4	Cinco Ranch	66 C+	B	A−	D	D	C+	B−	—
5	Sugar Land	66 C+	B−	B	D+	D+	B+	B−	—
6	Friendswood	63 C+	C+	A−	C−	D	D+	C+	—
7	Deer Park	62 C	D+	B	B−	C−	C+	C−	—
8	League City	60 C	C	B−	C−	D−	C	B−	—
9	Katy	60 C	C+	A−	C−	D−	C	D+	—
10	Angleton	59 C	D	B	B	D−	C+	C+	—
11	Tomball	59 C	D	A−	C+	F	C+	C−	—
12	Atascocita	59 C	C+	C+	C−	F	B+	C+	—
13	Conroe	58 C	D	B	C+	D	B−	C−	—
14	Fulshear	58 C	B+	B	F	F	F	A−	—
15	Pecan Grove	58 C	C+	B	C−	F	D	B+	—
16	Pearland	58 C	C+	B+	D	F	D+	B	—
17	Lake Jackson	57 C−	D+	C+	C	C+	C	D−	—
18	Missouri City	56 C−	C	B	D+	F	C−	C−	—
19	Houston	56 C−	F	C−	C+	D+	A+	D−	—
20	Stafford	55 C−	D−	C−	B	D+	C+	C	—
21	Webster	54 C−	F	B+	C	D−	B−	D	—
22	Sienna	54 C−	A−	B	F	F	F	A−	—
23	La Porte	54 C−	D	C+	C+	C−	D	D+	—
24	Iowa Colony	53 C−	B	B−	F	F	F	B	—
25	Four Corners	53 C−	D	B+	C+	F	B−	D	—
26	Seabrook	53 C−	C−	B+	C	D	F	D	—
27	Mission Bend	52 D+	D+	B−	C+	F	C+	F	—
28	Pasadena	51 D+	F	C+	B	D	C	F	—
29	Fresno	51 D+	C	B	D+	F	F	C+	—
30	Rosenberg	50 D+	F	B	C+	F	D	D−	—
31	Dickinson	50 D+	D+	C−	C+	D−	F	D+	—
32	Clute	50 D+	F	C+	C+	C+	F	F	—
33	Alvin	50 D+	D−	B−	C	F	D−	D+	—
34	Humble	49 D+	F	C	B−	F	B−	D−	—
35	Santa Fe	49 D+	C	C	C+	D−	F	F	—
36	Baytown	49 D+	F	C	C+	D+	C	F	—
37	Richmond	48 D+	F	B	B−	F	D+	F	—
38	Galveston	46 D	D−	D	B−	B−	F	F	—
39	Cloverleaf	46 D	F	C	C+	F	C+	F	—
40	Manvel	45 D	C+	B−	F	F	F	C	—
41	Freeport	45 D	F	C+	C+	D+	F	D−	—
42	Spring	44 D	D+	F	C−	F	D	C−	—
43	Galena Park	43 D	F	C	B−	D−	D−	F	—
44	South Houston	43 D	F	C−	B−	F	D+	F	—
45	La Marque	42 D−	D−	D−	C	D−	F	D	—
46	Texas City	42 D−	F	D+	C+	D+	F	D−	—
47	Channelview	42 D−	D−	D	C+	F	F	F	—
48	Aldine	38 D−	F	F	B−	F	D+	F	—

— for Residents: fewer than 8 poll responses, so the category is not yet counted. Those places' overall scores are computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. 48 of 48 are currently below the threshold.

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8 head-to-heads

Houston vs West University Place Pasadena vs Deer Park Pearland vs Manvel The Woodlands vs Tomball League City vs Webster Sugar Land vs Stafford The Woodlands vs Conroe Atascocita vs Humble

5 guides

What "median home value" hides when you compare suburbsWhat a school proficiency percentile actually measuresWhat a two-mile amenity count can and cannot seeReading an effective property tax rateWhat the scores deliberately do not coverAll guides →