Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Median home value$325,800
Houston $298,000
Median rent$1,240/mo
Houston $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households20%
Houston 35%
Santa Fe
Galveston County12,901 residentsSanta Fe ISD
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
35th of 48 Houston suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
49
Houston median 53
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Santa Fe is like to live in, by category
Bars show Santa Fe against Houston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Within-state proficiency57th pct
Houston median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.7
Houston median 15.6
Graduation rate90%
Houston median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index93
Houston 100
Eff. tax rate1.57%
Houston 1.53%
Local sales tax8.25%
Houston median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 38/100
D−
Mean commute27.5 min
Houston 29.9 min
Under 30 minutes47%
Houston 51%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Houston median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 27/100
F
Restaurants & cafés7
Houston median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Houston median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks7
Houston median 17 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 35/100
F
Median household income$99,190
Houston $82,168
Unemployment8.5%
Houston 6.2%
Professional occupations36%
Houston 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Santa Fe on amenities
Santa Fe's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Webster10 mi from Santa FeB− 54 C− Deer Park21 mi from Santa FeC+ 62 C Angleton25 mi from Santa FeC+ 59 C League City7 mi from Santa FeC 60 C Pasadena19 mi from Santa FeC 51 D+ South Houston20 mi from Santa FeD+ 43 D Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Santa Fe
Is Santa Fe, TX a good place to live?
Santa Fe scores 49 out of 100, 35th of 48 Houston suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Santa Fe expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $325,800, 9% above the Houston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.57%. $1,240/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Santa Fe?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Santa Fe sit at the 57th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 15.7 student–teacher ratio. Santa Fe is served by Santa Fe ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Santa Fe?
The mean commute is 27.5 min, with 47% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 7.5% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Santa Fe?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 7 restaurants and cafés and 7 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Santa Fe old or new?
The median home in Santa Fe was built in 1990 — close to 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. 78% 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.