Best PlacesGreater Inwood, Houston, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greater Inwood, 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.
Greater Inwood, Houston ranks 5,518th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Civic engagement pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Greater Inwood, 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.
Greater Inwood, Houston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greater Inwood, Houston ranks high
- 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 80% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
Where Greater Inwood, Houston ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Greater Inwood, Houston
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greater Inwood, Houston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $51,718, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Greater Inwood, Houston's effective rate of 1.21%, 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 Greater Inwood, Houston
Greater Inwood, Houston runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Greater Inwood, Houston.
Who works in Greater Inwood, Houston, and how
Work in Greater Inwood, Houston centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Greater Inwood, Houston
Greater Inwood, Houston has more parkland per resident than 70% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 38 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Greater Inwood, Houston and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Greater Inwood, Houston, month by month
Greater Inwood, Houston sees roughly 103 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 Greater Inwood, Houston
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 11 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 Greater Inwood, Houston
Schools across Greater Inwood, Houston average a C−, better than 25% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mcdougle ElC+ · 38% proficient
- Reed ElC · 35% proficient
- Holbrook ElC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dean MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Klein IntD+ · 26% proficient
- Hoffman MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Jersey Village H SB+ · 57% proficient
- Victory Early College H SB− · 43% proficient
- Klein Forest H SC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greater Inwood, Houston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greater Inwood, 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 Greater Inwood, Houston against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Greater Inwood, Houston
Is Greater Inwood, Houston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greater Inwood, Houston ranks 5,518th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on civic engagement and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Greater Inwood, Houston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $219,159. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $51,718 median income, cost of living beats 23% of neighborhoods.
Is Greater Inwood, Houston safe?
Greater Inwood, Houston is safer than 31% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $696 per resident a year.
Compare Greater Inwood, Houston with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greater Inwood, Houston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greater Inwood, 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.
Greater Inwood, Houston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greater Inwood, Houston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greater Inwood, Houston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greater Inwood, Houston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greater Inwood, Houston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greater Inwood, 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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