Best PlacesDenver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston, 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.
Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston ranks 5,849th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston
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.
Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,218, 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 Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston
Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston runs older 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 Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston.
Who works in Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston, and how
Work in Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston
Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 24 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston, month by month
Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston sees roughly 138 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 49. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 55° | 49° |
| April | 80° | 71° | 64° |
| July | 94° | 85° | 79° |
| October | 83° | 74° | 67° |
Flying in and out of Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston
William P Hobby sits about 9 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 Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston
Schools across Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston average a D−, better than 9% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Eliot ElD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Holland MiddleD− · 14% proficient
- Mcreynolds MiddleF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Wheatley H SD · 18% proficient
- Furr H SD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston 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 Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston
Is Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston ranks 5,849th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on a weak job market and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $154,585. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $45,218 median income, cost of living beats 12% of neighborhoods.
Is Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston safe?
Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston is safer than 13% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $971 per resident a year.
Compare Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston 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.
Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Denver Harbor-Port Houston, Houston 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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