Best PlacesGreater Memorial, Houston, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greater Memorial, Houston, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Greater Memorial, Houston ranks 339th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Greater Memorial, 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 Memorial, Houston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greater Memorial, Houston ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Household income$159,453 median, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Greater Memorial, Houston ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Greater Memorial, Houston
A household needs to earn about $328,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greater Memorial, Houston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $159,453, 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 Memorial, Houston's effective rate of 1.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Greater Memorial, Houston
Greater Memorial, Houston runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Greater Memorial, Houston.
Who works in Greater Memorial, Houston, and how
Work in Greater Memorial, Houston centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Greater Memorial, Houston
Greater Memorial, Houston has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 36 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Greater Memorial, Houston and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Greater Memorial, Houston, month by month
Greater Memorial, Houston sees roughly 144 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 Greater Memorial, Houston
William P Hobby sits about 17 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 Greater Memorial, Houston
Schools across Greater Memorial, Houston average an A, better than 98% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Wilchester ElA+ · 78% proficient
- Frostwood ElA+ · 76% proficient
- Rummel Creek ElA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Memorial MiddleA+ · 75% proficient
- Memorial Parkway J HA · 62% proficient
- Spring Branch MiddleA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Memorial H SA+ · 81% proficient
- Taylor H SA · 74% proficient
- Westchester Academy For International StudiesA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greater Memorial, Houston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greater Memorial, 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 Memorial, Houston against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Greater Memorial, Houston suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 99% of neighborhoods, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 73% of neighborhoods, health care access beats 79%, and it is quieter than 67%.
Common questions about living in Greater Memorial, Houston
Is Greater Memorial, Houston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greater Memorial, Houston ranks 339th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on what local pay buys, good schools, and high incomes, and lowest on air quality 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 Memorial, Houston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,146,220. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $159,453 median income, cost of living beats 99% of neighborhoods.
Is Greater Memorial, Houston safe?
Greater Memorial, Houston is safer than 53% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $573 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Greater Memorial, Houston?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 49. That works out to about 144 pleasant days a year, more than 73% of neighborhoods.
Is Greater Memorial, Houston good for families?
Schools beat 98% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 53%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare Greater Memorial, Houston with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greater Memorial, Houston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greater Memorial, 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 Memorial, Houston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greater Memorial, Houston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greater Memorial, Houston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greater Memorial, Houston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greater Memorial, Houston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greater Memorial, 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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