Best PlacesCanyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring, 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.
Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring ranks 962nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring
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.
Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring's strengths and weaknesses
Where Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Household income$145,423 median, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring
A household needs to earn about $115,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $145,423, 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 Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring's effective rate of 1.67%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring
Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring 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 Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring.
Who works in Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring, and how
Work in Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring centers on transportation & warehousing and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring.
What the weather is like in Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring, month by month
Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring sees roughly 95 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 Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 10 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 Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring
Schools across Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring average an A−, better than 92% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Birnham Woods ElA · 64% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cox IntA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Oak Ridge H SA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring 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 Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring
Is Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring ranks 962nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on what local pay buys, good schools, and high incomes, and lowest on biking and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $394,254. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $145,423 median income, cost of living beats 98% of neighborhoods.
Is Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring safe?
Yes, Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring is safer than 75% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $396 per resident a year.
Compare Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring 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.
Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring 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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