Best PlacesEast Little York-Homestead, Houston, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Little York-Homestead, 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.
East Little York-Homestead, Houston ranks 5,909th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. A weak job market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in East Little York-Homestead, 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.
East Little York-Homestead, Houston's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Little York-Homestead, Houston ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$842 a month, better than 83% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where East Little York-Homestead, Houston ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Household income$42,934 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Little York-Homestead, Houston
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Little York-Homestead, Houston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,934, 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 East Little York-Homestead, Houston's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Little York-Homestead, Houston
East Little York-Homestead, Houston's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 East Little York-Homestead, Houston.
Who works in East Little York-Homestead, Houston, and how
Work in East Little York-Homestead, Houston centers on construction and health care & social. 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 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in East Little York-Homestead, Houston
East Little York-Homestead, Houston has more parkland per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 31 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of East Little York-Homestead, Houston and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Little York-Homestead, Houston, month by month
East Little York-Homestead, Houston 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 East Little York-Homestead, Houston
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 8 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 East Little York-Homestead, Houston
Schools across East Little York-Homestead, Houston average a D−, better than 9% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- North Belt ElD− · 15% proficient
- Shadydale ElD− · 14% proficient
- Marshall ElD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Humble MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
- Hambrick MiddleD− · 17% proficient
- Forest Brook MiddleF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Guy M Sconzo Early College H SA− · 65% proficient
- Victory Early College H SB− · 43% proficient
- Yes Prep North ForestC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Little York-Homestead, Houston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Little York-Homestead, 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 East Little York-Homestead, Houston against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Little York-Homestead, Houston
Is East Little York-Homestead, Houston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Little York-Homestead, Houston ranks 5,909th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state finances, and low taxes, and lowest on a weak job market and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Little York-Homestead, Houston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $139,335. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $42,934 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is East Little York-Homestead, Houston safe?
East Little York-Homestead, Houston is safer than 10% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,050 per resident a year.
Compare East Little York-Homestead, Houston with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Little York-Homestead, Houston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Little York-Homestead, 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.
East Little York-Homestead, Houston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Little York-Homestead, Houston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Little York-Homestead, Houston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Little York-Homestead, Houston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Little York-Homestead, Houston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Little York-Homestead, 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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