Best PlacesHarvest Bend, Houston, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Harvest Bend, 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.
Harvest Bend, Houston ranks 4,342nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Harvest Bend, 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.
Harvest Bend, Houston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Harvest Bend, Houston ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$842 a month, better than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Harvest Bend, Houston ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Harvest Bend, Houston
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Harvest Bend, Houston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,518, 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 Harvest Bend, Houston's effective rate of 1.56%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Harvest Bend, Houston
Harvest Bend, Houston 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 Harvest Bend, Houston.
Who works in Harvest Bend, Houston, and how
Work in Harvest Bend, Houston centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Harvest Bend, Houston
The coast is about 46 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Harvest Bend, Houston, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Harvest Bend, Houston, month by month
Harvest Bend, Houston sees roughly 112 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 Harvest Bend, Houston
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 14 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 Harvest Bend, Houston
Schools across Harvest Bend, Houston average a B−, better than 60% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Willbern ElB− · 41% proficient
- Emmott ElC− · 27% proficient
- Francone ElD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Campbell MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Cypress Ridge H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Harvest Bend, Houston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Harvest Bend, 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 Harvest Bend, Houston against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Harvest Bend, Houston
Is Harvest Bend, Houston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Harvest Bend, Houston ranks 4,342nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and a stable housing market, and lowest on transit and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Harvest Bend, Houston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $225,507. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $67,518 median income, cost of living beats 49% of neighborhoods.
Is Harvest Bend, Houston safe?
Harvest Bend, Houston is safer than 41% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $597 per resident a year.
Compare Harvest Bend, Houston with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Harvest Bend, Houston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Harvest Bend, 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.
Harvest Bend, Houston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Harvest Bend, Houston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Harvest Bend, Houston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Harvest Bend, Houston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Harvest Bend, Houston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Harvest Bend, 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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