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Best Houston suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·48 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Cinco Ranch$476k median · 30.4 min commute
Schools A−Amenities C+Residents inactive
70
Family score
overall 66 C+
2
Sugarland Town Square
Sugar Land$430k median · 28.9 min commute
Schools BAmenities B+Residents inactive
69
Family score
overall 66 C+
3
Anadarko Petroleum Corp, The Woodlands Texas
The Woodlands$512k median · 27.0 min commute
Schools B+Amenities C+Residents inactive
69
Family score
overall 66 C+
4
Tomball$364k median · 33.4 min commute
Schools A−Amenities C+Residents inactive
68
Family score
overall 59 C
5
Palm trees along Kingsland Boulevard in Katy, Fort Bend County, Texas
Katy$402k median · 31.3 min commute
Schools A−Amenities CResidents inactive
67
Family score
overall 60 C
6
Photo of the San Jacinto Monument taken from the Battleship Texas in Fall 2006. The Fred Hartman Bridge is visible in the background.
Deer Park$265k median · 24.2 min commute
Schools BAmenities C+Residents inactive
67
Family score
overall 62 C
7
Brazoria county courthouse, Angleton (Texas, USA)
Angleton$213k median · 28.7 min commute
Schools BAmenities C+Residents inactive
66
Family score
overall 59 C
8
Friendswood$420k median · 28.6 min commute
Schools A−Amenities D+Residents inactive
65
Family score
overall 63 C+
9
Downtown Conroe, Texas
Conroe$310k median · 28.6 min commute
Schools BAmenities B−Residents inactive
65
Family score
overall 58 C
10
City Hall and Police Station - Webster, Texas, USA
Webster$281k median · 27.8 min commute
Schools B+Amenities B−Residents inactive
65
Family score
overall 54 C−
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Sugar Land (Ed Schipul (https://www.flickr.com/people/eschipul/) · CC BY-SA 2.5); The Woodlands (Philcomanforterie · CC BY-SA 4.0); Katy (Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0); Deer Park (Tijuana Brass · Public domain); Angleton (Adavyd · CC BY-SA 4.0); Conroe (Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0); Webster (nsaum75¡שיחת!‎ · CC BY-SA 3.0).