Housing & affordability in Iowa Colony

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score

74/100
5th of 48

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The four inputs

Median home value vs metro$405,700

Houston $298,00040% · scores 67

Median rent vs metro$2,360/mo

Houston $1,430/mo30% · scores 86

Ownership rate96%

Houston 61%15% · scores 100

Households spending >30% of income on housing33%

Houston 35%15% · scores 40

Context, not scored

Median year built · Houston 19932015

Houses rather than flats · Houston 66%96%

Households with children · Houston 36%46%

Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.

Vertical rule marks the Houston reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Houston suburbs for housing

All 48 ranked, Iowa Colony highlighted

1West University PlaceA+$1,472,000 2BellaireA$1,037,500 3SiennaA−$470,100 4FulshearB+$572,700 5Iowa ColonyB$405,700 6Cinco RanchB$475,600 7The WoodlandsB−$511,700 8Sugar LandB−$430,200 9FriendswoodC+$420,100 10Pecan GroveC+$383,500 11AtascocitaC+$307,400 12PearlandC+$356,300 13KatyC+$401,700 14ManvelC+$338,700 15League CityC$360,000 16Missouri CityC$311,400 17FresnoC$243,500 18Santa FeC$325,800 19SeabrookC−$350,000 20SpringD+$231,500 21Deer ParkD+$264,600 22DickinsonD+$278,000 23Mission BendD+$233,800 24Lake JacksonD+$250,100 25Four CornersD$277,000 26La PorteD$234,600 27ConroeD$309,600 28TomballD$364,300 29AngletonD$212,900 30StaffordD−$257,700 31La MarqueD−$206,900 32AlvinD−$228,700 33ChannelviewD−$195,900 34GalvestonD−$326,000 35HoustonF$277,800 36RosenbergF$219,100 37Texas CityF$217,300 38RichmondF$231,500 39CluteF$271,700 40PasadenaF$209,600 41WebsterF$281,400 42BaytownF$197,300 43HumbleF$216,400 44Galena ParkF$117,700 45FreeportF$135,900 46South HoustonF$189,300 47CloverleafF$169,600 48AldineF$103,200

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Better than Iowa Colony on housing & affordability

Iowa Colony grades B on housing & affordability. Three suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall

West University Place19 mi from Iowa ColonyA+$1.47M93% 71 B− Bellaire18 mi from Iowa ColonyA$1.04M88% 68 B− Sienna6 mi from Iowa ColonyA−$470k96% 54 C−

Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24

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