Best PlacesCloverleaf, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cloverleaf, 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.
Cloverleaf ranks 2,071st of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cloverleaf
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.
Cloverleaf's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cloverleaf ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of cities
- Cheap childcare$842 a month, better than 76% of cities
Where Cloverleaf ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of cities
- Household income$55,273 median, better than only 4% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Cloverleaf
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cloverleaf home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,273, 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 Cloverleaf's effective rate of 1.50%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cloverleaf
Cloverleaf 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 Cloverleaf.
Who works in Cloverleaf, and how
Work in Cloverleaf centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Cloverleaf
Cloverleaf has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of cities. The coast is about 18 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Cloverleaf and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Cloverleaf, month by month
Cloverleaf sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 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 | 95° | 85° | 78° |
| October | 85° | 74° | 66° |
Flying in and out of Cloverleaf
William P Hobby sits about 12 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 Cloverleaf
Schools across Cloverleaf average a C, better than 24% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- James B Havard ElC · 30% proficient
- Sam Houston ElC− · 30% proficient
- Mcghee ElC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Shore MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
- Cobb 6th Grade CampusC− · 29% proficient
- Alice Johnson J HD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- North Shore Senior HighC+ · 39% proficient
- Channelview H SC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cloverleaf school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cloverleaf 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 Cloverleaf against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Cloverleaf suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Cloverleaf
Is Cloverleaf a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cloverleaf ranks 2,071st of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on cell coverage, walkability, and low taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cloverleaf expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,317. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $55,273 median income, cost of living beats 6% of cities.
Is Cloverleaf safe?
Cloverleaf is safer than 1% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $839 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Cloverleaf?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 47. That works out to about 131 pleasant days a year, more than 75% of cities.
Is Cloverleaf good for families?
Schools beat 24% of cities, crime safety beats 1%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare Cloverleaf with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cloverleaf. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cloverleaf 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.
Cloverleaf detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cloverleaf: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cloverleaf: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cloverleaf: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cloverleaf: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cloverleaf 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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