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Most affordable Houston suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·48 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Galena Park welcome sign
Galena Park$118k median · 28.1 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing FEmployment F
76
Affordability
overall 43 D
2
Brazoria county courthouse, Angleton (Texas, USA)
Angleton$213k median · 28.7 min commute
Cost of living BHousing DEmployment C+
73
Affordability
overall 59 C
3
Freeport$136k median · 25.3 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing FEmployment D−
71
Affordability
overall 45 D
4
Weaver A. Odom Elementary School - Aldine CDP, uninc. Harris County, Texas
Aldine$103k median · 30.1 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing FEmployment F
67
Affordability
overall 38 D−
5
Pillar in Stafford, Texas
Stafford$258k median · 26.2 min commute
Cost of living BHousing D−Employment C
66
Affordability
overall 55 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
Cost of living B−Housing D+Employment C−
65
Affordability
overall 62 C
7
Pasadena$210k median · 26.6 min commute
Cost of living BHousing FEmployment F
64
Affordability
overall 51 D+
8
City Hall. Dickinson, Texas, USA. 77539
Dickinson$278k median · 28.7 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing D+Employment D+
63
Affordability
overall 50 D+
9
Post Office. Santa Fe, Texas, USA 77510/77517
Santa Fe$326k median · 27.5 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing CEmployment F
63
Affordability
overall 49 D+
10
Alden B. Dow Office and Lake Jackson City Hall in Lake Jackson, Texas. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lake Jackson$250k median · 20.7 min commute
Cost of living CHousing D+Employment D−
60
Affordability
overall 57 C−
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Galena Park (WhisperToMe · Public domain); Angleton (Adavyd · CC BY-SA 4.0); Aldine (WhisperToMe · Public domain); Stafford (WhisperToMe · CC0); Deer Park (Tijuana Brass · Public domain); Dickinson (Nsaum75 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Santa Fe (Nsaum75 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Lake Jackson (25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 3.0).