Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 30/100
F
Median home value$216,400
Houston $298,000
Median rent$1,330/mo
Houston $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households40%
Houston 35%
Humble
Harris County16,521 residents2 school districts
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
34th of 48 Houston suburbs. Strongest on amenities, held back by commute & transport.
49
Houston median 53
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Humble is like to live in, by category
Bars show Humble against Houston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Within-state proficiency44th pct
Houston median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.3
Houston median 15.6
Graduation rate92%
Houston median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Housing cost index86
Houston 100
Eff. tax rate1.19%
Houston 1.53%
Local sales tax8.25%
Houston median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 28/100
F
Mean commute33.4 min
Houston 29.9 min
Under 30 minutes54%
Houston 51%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Houston median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés112
Houston median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Houston median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks7
Houston median 17 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 42/100
D−
Median household income$57,011
Houston $82,168
Unemployment4.9%
Houston 6.2%
Professional occupations22%
Houston 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Humble on commute & transport
Humble's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
West University Place21 mi from HumbleA 71 B− Bellaire23 mi from HumbleA− 68 B− The Woodlands19 mi from HumbleC− 66 C+ Deer Park22 mi from HumbleC− 62 C Houston16 mi from HumbleD+ 56 C− Baytown24 mi from HumbleD+ 49 D+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Humble
Is Humble, TX a good place to live?
Humble scores 49 out of 100, 34th of 48 Houston suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Humble expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $216,400, 27% below the Houston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.19%. $1,330/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Humble?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Humble sit at the 44th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 14.3 student–teacher ratio. Humble is served by Humble ISD and Aldine ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Humble?
The mean commute is 33.4 min, with 54% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 6.7% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Humble?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 112 restaurants and cafés and 7 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Humble old or new?
The median home in Humble was built in 1982 — 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. 46% 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.