Best PlacesCypress, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cypress, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cypress ranks 40th of 445 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. Paychecks stretch further here than almost anywhere else: the median household brings in $136,248, everyday costs sit below the national average, and a strong job market ranks near the top of the country. The main drawbacks are walkability, transit, and property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Cypress
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.
The best areas in Cypress
The parts of Cypress, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the city.
Bridgeland
Rock Creek & Longwood
It is quieter and crime runs lower.
Fairfield
More households have young kids and prices have run up less.
Stablewood-Valley Hi North-Houston & Sydney Harbour
Local pay stretches further, though fewer adults hold degrees.
Estates Of Highland Creek
Tree cover is thinner.
Yaupon Ranch & Cypress Creek Lakes
Incomes run lower and fewer residents vote.
Coles Crossing & Northlake Forest
Commutes are shorter, though more homes sit empty.
Houston Hot Wells
Schools score higher and biking is better.
Scores across Cypress run from about the 26th to the 99th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Cypress' strengths and weaknesses
Cypress ranks where it does because the parts of life that are hardest to change mostly work here. What local pay buys is the standout, in the top 2% of cities. A strong job market and good schools follow.
The one real hole is walkability, near the bottom of the country. Transit and property taxes also cost it ground. The measures below break that down, and the map shows how much of it holds street by street.
Where Cypress ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 97% of cities
- School gradeA−, better than 97% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of cities
- QuietBetter than 95% of cities
Where Cypress ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 5% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of cities
- Short commute33.2 minutes each way, better than only 7% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 7% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Cypress
A household needs to earn about $115,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cypress home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $136,248, 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 Cypress' effective rate of 1.75%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cypress
Cypress 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 Cypress.
Who works in Cypress, and how
Work in Cypress centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Cypress
Cypress has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of cities and more parkland per resident than 86% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Cypress and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Cypress, month by month
Cypress sees roughly 111 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 Cypress
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 21 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 Cypress
Schools across Cypress average an A−, better than 97% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Pope ElA+ · 80% proficient
- Sampson ElA+ · 77% proficient
- Warner ElA · 69% proficient
Top middle schools
- Smith MiddleA+ · 81% proficient
- Spillane MiddleA+ · 76% proficient
- Salyards MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Bridgeland H SA+ · 84% proficient
- Cypress Woods H SA+ · 81% proficient
- Cypress Ranch H SA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cypress school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cypress 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 Cypress against the other 444 cities.
Who Cypress suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Cypress
Is Cypress a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cypress ranks 40th of 445 cities. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a strong job market, and good schools, and lowest on walkability and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cypress expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $389,413. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $136,248 median income, cost of living beats 98% of cities.
Is Cypress safe?
Yes, Cypress is safer than 82% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $339 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Cypress?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 65 with lows near 44. That works out to about 111 pleasant days a year, more than 54% of cities.
What are the best neighborhoods in Cypress?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Bridgeland, Rock Creek & Longwood, and Fairfield. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is Cypress good for families?
Schools beat 97% of cities, crime safety beats 82%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Is Cypress good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of cities, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 80% of cities. About 21% of workers already work from home.
Compare Cypress with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cypress. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cypress 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.
Cypress detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cypress: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cypress: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cypress: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cypress: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cypress 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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