Best PlacesBay Colony, League City, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bay Colony, League City, 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.
Bay Colony, League City ranks 2,448th 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 Bay Colony, League City
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.
Bay Colony, League City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bay Colony, League City ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Bay Colony, League City ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bay Colony, League City
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bay Colony, League City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,818, 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 Bay Colony, League City's effective rate of 1.70%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bay Colony, League City
Bay Colony, League City runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bay Colony, League City.
Who works in Bay Colony, League City, and how
Work in Bay Colony, League City centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bay Colony, League City
Bay Colony, League City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 10 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Bay Colony, League City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bay Colony, League City, month by month
Bay Colony, League City sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 47. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 55° | 47° |
| April | 81° | 71° | 63° |
| July | 94° | 85° | 78° |
| October | 84° | 74° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Bay Colony, League City
William P Hobby sits about 18 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 101 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Bay Colony, League City
Schools across Bay Colony, League City average a C+, better than 54% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Calder Road ElB+ · 53% proficient
- Bay Colony ElB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dunbar MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Dickinson H SB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bay Colony, League City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bay Colony, League City 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 Bay Colony, League City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bay Colony, League City
Is Bay Colony, League City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bay Colony, League City ranks 2,448th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low crime, and fast internet, and lowest on disaster risk and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bay Colony, League City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,378. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $105,818 median income, cost of living beats 87% of neighborhoods.
Is Bay Colony, League City safe?
Yes, Bay Colony, League City is safer than 88% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $301 per resident a year.
Compare Bay Colony, League City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bay Colony, League City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bay Colony, League City 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.
Bay Colony, League City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bay Colony, League City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bay Colony, League City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bay Colony, League City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bay Colony, League City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bay Colony, League City 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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