Houston

The Woodlands

Montgomery & Harris counties121,002 residents2 school districts
66
C+
Suburbgrade score

3rd of 48 Houston suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by commute & transport.

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What living here is actually like
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What The Woodlands is like to live in, by category

Bars show The Woodlands against Houston. Weights are published in full.

Housing & affordability

18% of the score · 72/100
B−
Median home value$511,700
Houston $298,000
Median rent$1,822/mo
Houston $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Houston 35%

Schools

18% of the score · 79/100
B+
Within-state proficiency87th pct
Houston median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.3
Houston median 15.6
Graduation rate93%
Houston median 93%
EDFacts SY2021–22 · NCES CCD 2024–25 · EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19Full page →

Cost of living

14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Housing cost index131
Houston 100
Eff. tax rate1.53%
Houston 1.53%
Local sales tax8.20%
Houston median 8.25%
Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24 · ACS 2020–24 · Tax Foundation state average, January 1, 2026Full page →

Commute & transport

14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Mean commute27.0 min
Houston 29.9 min
Under 30 minutes61%
Houston 51%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Houston median 0.0 · within 2 miles

Amenities

12% of the score · 65/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés22
Houston median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Houston median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks45
Houston median 17 · within 2 miles

Employment & income

12% of the score · 66/100
C+
Median household income$140,701
Houston $82,168
Unemployment4.9%
Houston 6.2%
Professional occupations64%
Houston 42%

Residents

12% of the score · inactive
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Better than The Woodlands on commute & transport

The Woodlands's weakest grade is C−.

Nothing within 25 miles beats The Woodlands on commute & transport.

Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24

Common questions about living in The Woodlands

Is The Woodlands, TX a good place to live?

The Woodlands scores 66 out of 100, 3rd of 48 Houston suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.

Is The Woodlands expensive to live in?

Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $511,700, 72% above the Houston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.53%. $1,822/mo is the median gross rent.

How good are the schools in The Woodlands?

Schools grade B+. The districts serving The Woodlands sit at the 87th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 16.3 student–teacher ratio. The Woodlands is served by Conroe ISD and Tomball ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.

How long is the commute from The Woodlands?

The mean commute is 27.0 min, with 61% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.

Can you walk anywhere in The Woodlands?

Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 22 restaurants and cafés and 45 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.

Are the homes in The Woodlands old or new?

The median home in The Woodlands was built in 2000 — newer 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. 79% 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.