Best PlacesAirline, Houston, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Airline, Houston, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Airline, Houston ranks 5,839th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Airline, Houston
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Airline, Houston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Airline, Houston ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$842 a month, better than 83% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
Where Airline, Houston ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Airline, Houston
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Airline, Houston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,960, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Airline, Houston's effective rate of 1.03%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Airline, Houston
Airline, Houston runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Airline, Houston.
Who works in Airline, Houston, and how
Work in Airline, Houston centers on construction and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Airline, Houston
Airline, Houston has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 35 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Airline, Houston and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Airline, Houston, month by month
Airline, Houston sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 54° | 43° |
| April | 82° | 70° | 59° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 86° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Airline, Houston
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 7 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 23.3 million passengers in 2025, with 214 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Airline, Houston
Schools across Airline, Houston average a D+, better than 18% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Goodman ElD · 20% proficient
- Texas Serenity AcademyD · 19% proficient
- Odom ElD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grantham AcademyD · 23% proficient
- Stovall MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Fonville MiddleD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Victory Early College H SB− · 43% proficient
- Houston Math Science And Technology CenterD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Airline, Houston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Airline, Houston measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Airline, Houston against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Airline, Houston
Is Airline, Houston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Airline, Houston ranks 5,839th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state finances, and low taxes, and lowest on disaster risk and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Airline, Houston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $144,954. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $51,960 median income, cost of living beats 20% of neighborhoods.
Is Airline, Houston safe?
Airline, Houston is safer than 17% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $874 per resident a year.
Compare Airline, Houston with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Airline, Houston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Airline, Houston represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Airline, Houston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Airline, Houston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Airline, Houston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Airline, Houston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Airline, Houston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Airline, Houston detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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