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Best Houston suburbs for young professionals

Ranked on employment and income at 25%, amenities at 25%, commute at 20%, median rent at 15% (lower is better) and cost of living at 15%. Schools are not counted.

Updated Sep 2026·48 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
West University Place sign
West University Place$1.47M median · 19.6 min commute
Employment BAmenities A+Commute A
65
Score
overall 71 B−
2
en:Bellaire, Texas water tower
Bellaire$1.04M median · 20.9 min commute
Employment B+Amenities A−Commute A−
64
Score
overall 68 B−
3
Houston, TX
Houston$278k median · 27.2 min commute
Employment D−Amenities A+Commute D+
62
Score
overall 56 C−
4
Brazoria county courthouse, Angleton (Texas, USA)
Angleton$213k median · 28.7 min commute
Employment C+Amenities C+Commute D−
61
Score
overall 59 C
5
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
Employment C−Amenities C+Commute C−
59
Score
overall 62 C
6
Sugarland Town Square
Sugar Land$430k median · 28.9 min commute
Employment B−Amenities B+Commute D+
59
Score
overall 66 C+
7
Pillar in Stafford, Texas
Stafford$258k median · 26.2 min commute
Employment CAmenities C+Commute D+
58
Score
overall 55 C−
8
Downtown Conroe, Texas
Conroe$310k median · 28.6 min commute
Employment C−Amenities B−Commute D
57
Score
overall 58 C
9
Anadarko Petroleum Corp, The Woodlands Texas
The Woodlands$512k median · 27.0 min commute
Employment C+Amenities C+Commute C−
57
Score
overall 66 C+
10
Tomball$364k median · 33.4 min commute
Employment C−Amenities C+Commute F
56
Score
overall 59 C
This list's weighting
Employment 25%Amenities 25%Commute 20%Median rent (lower is better) 15%Cost of living 15%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: West University Place (WhisperToMe · CC0); Bellaire (WhisperToMe · Public domain); Houston (Katie Haugland Brown · CC BY 2.0); Angleton (Adavyd · CC BY-SA 4.0); Deer Park (Tijuana Brass · Public domain); Sugar Land (Ed Schipul (https://www.flickr.com/people/eschipul/) · CC BY-SA 2.5); Stafford (WhisperToMe · CC0); Conroe (Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0); The Woodlands (Philcomanforterie · CC BY-SA 4.0).