Best PlacesAlden Bridge, The Woodlands, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Alden Bridge, The Woodlands, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Alden Bridge, The Woodlands ranks 501st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Alden Bridge, The Woodlands
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.
Alden Bridge, The Woodlands' strengths and weaknesses
Where Alden Bridge, The Woodlands ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Alden Bridge, The Woodlands ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Alden Bridge, The Woodlands
A household needs to earn about $130,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Alden Bridge, The Woodlands home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $132,375, 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 Alden Bridge, The Woodlands' effective rate of 1.52%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Alden Bridge, The Woodlands
Alden Bridge, The Woodlands's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Alden Bridge, The Woodlands.
Who works in Alden Bridge, The Woodlands, and how
Work in Alden Bridge, The Woodlands centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Alden Bridge, The Woodlands
Alden Bridge, The Woodlands has more parkland per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Alden Bridge, The Woodlands and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Alden Bridge, The Woodlands, month by month
Alden Bridge, The Woodlands sees roughly 110 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 81° | 70° | 61° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 76° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Alden Bridge, The Woodlands
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 19 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 Alden Bridge, The Woodlands
Schools across Alden Bridge, The Woodlands average an A+, better than 99% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- David ElA+ · 82% proficient
- Buckalew ElA+ · 80% proficient
- Ride ElA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mccullough J HA+ · 83% proficient
- Collins IntA+ · 76% proficient
- Bear Branch J HA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- The Woodlands H SA+ · 83% proficient
- College Park H SA · 72% proficient
- Magnolia H SA− · 61% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Alden Bridge, The Woodlands school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Alden Bridge, The Woodlands 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 Alden Bridge, The Woodlands against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Alden Bridge, The Woodlands
Is Alden Bridge, The Woodlands a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Alden Bridge, The Woodlands ranks 501st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on good schools, what local pay buys, and quiet, and lowest on transit and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Alden Bridge, The Woodlands expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $452,999. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $132,375 median income, cost of living beats 95% of neighborhoods.
Is Alden Bridge, The Woodlands safe?
Yes, Alden Bridge, The Woodlands is safer than 69% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $418 per resident a year.
Compare Alden Bridge, The Woodlands with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Alden Bridge, The Woodlands. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Alden Bridge, The Woodlands 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.
Alden Bridge, The Woodlands detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Alden Bridge, The Woodlands: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Alden Bridge, The Woodlands: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Alden Bridge, The Woodlands: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Alden Bridge, The Woodlands: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Alden Bridge, The Woodlands 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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