Best PlacesHouston Farms, Houston, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Houston Farms, 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.
Houston Farms, Houston ranks 4,552nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Houston Farms, 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.
Houston Farms, Houston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Houston Farms, Houston ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% 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
Where Houston Farms, Houston ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Houston Farms, Houston
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Houston Farms, Houston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,395, 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 Houston Farms, Houston's effective rate of 1.90%, 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 Houston Farms, Houston
Houston Farms, 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 Houston Farms, Houston.
Who works in Houston Farms, Houston, and how
Work in Houston Farms, Houston centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Houston Farms, Houston
The coast is about 20 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Houston Farms, Houston, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Houston Farms, Houston, month by month
Houston Farms, Houston sees roughly 121 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 55° | 48° |
| April | 79° | 71° | 63° |
| July | 93° | 84° | 78° |
| October | 82° | 73° | 66° |
Flying in and out of Houston Farms, Houston
William P Hobby sits about 15 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 Houston Farms, Houston
Schools across Houston Farms, Houston average a C−, better than 24% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Harvey S Brown ElC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Aguirre J HC− · 27% proficient
- Michael R Null MiddleD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Channelview H SC · 34% proficient
- C E King H SC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Houston Farms, Houston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Houston Farms, 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 Houston Farms, Houston against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Houston Farms, Houston
Is Houston Farms, Houston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Houston Farms, Houston ranks 4,552nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, cell coverage, and state finances, and lowest on biking and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Houston Farms, Houston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $250,952. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $91,395 median income, cost of living beats 75% of neighborhoods.
Is Houston Farms, Houston safe?
Houston Farms, Houston is safer than 50% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $533 per resident a year.
Compare Houston Farms, Houston with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Houston Farms, Houston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Houston Farms, 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.
Houston Farms, Houston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Houston Farms, Houston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Houston Farms, Houston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Houston Farms, Houston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Houston Farms, Houston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Houston Farms, 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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