Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 36/100
F
Median home value$217,300
Houston $298,000
Median rent$1,307/mo
Houston $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households38%
Houston 35%
Texas City
Galveston & Chambers counties55,364 residents4 school districts
42
D−
Suburbgrade score
46th of 48 Houston suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
42
Houston median 53
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Texas City is like to live in, by category
Bars show Texas City against Houston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 51/100
D+
Within-state proficiency39th pct
Houston median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.8
Houston median 15.6
Graduation rate88%
Houston median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 67/100
C+
Housing cost index88
Houston 100
Eff. tax rate1.35%
Houston 1.53%
Local sales tax8.25%
Houston median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 48/100
D+
Mean commute25.7 min
Houston 29.9 min
Under 30 minutes64%
Houston 51%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Houston median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 3/100
F
Restaurants & cafés0
Houston median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Houston median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks1
Houston median 17 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 38/100
D−
Median household income$68,776
Houston $82,168
Unemployment6.5%
Houston 6.2%
Professional occupations32%
Houston 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Texas City on amenities
Texas City's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Webster15 mi from Texas CityB− 54 C− Deer Park22 mi from Texas CityC+ 62 C Baytown23 mi from Texas CityC 49 D+ League City14 mi from Texas CityC 60 C Pasadena22 mi from Texas CityC 51 D+ Friendswood19 mi from Texas CityD+ 63 C+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Texas City
Is Texas City, TX a good place to live?
Texas City scores 42 out of 100, 46th 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 Texas City expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $217,300, 27% below the Houston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.35%. $1,307/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Texas City?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Texas City sit at the 39th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 13.8 student–teacher ratio. Texas City is served by Dickinson ISD, Galveston ISD, Texas City ISD and Anahuac ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Texas City?
The mean commute is 25.7 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 5.8% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Texas City?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 0 restaurants and cafés and 1 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Texas City old or new?
The median home in Texas City was built in 1984 — 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. 70% 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.