Best PlacesLeague City, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around League City, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
League City ranks 76th of 445 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. Paychecks stretch further here than almost anywhere else: the median household brings in $136,452, everyday costs sit below the national average, and a strong job market ranks near the top of the country. The main drawbacks are disaster risk, walkability, and transit.
The best neighborhoods in League City
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.
The best areas in League City
The parts of League City, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the city.
Brittany Lakes, Magnolia Creek & Westover Park
More households have young kids, disaster risk is lower, and biking is better.
Village at Tuscan Lakes
Heat risk is lower and incomes run higher.
South Shore Harbour and Marina, Tuscan Lakes & Meadow Bend
Scores close to Village at Tuscan Lakes, except that tree cover is thicker here.
Claremont Park & The Landing-Houston
Prices have run up less.
Bay Colony, Victory Lakes & Centerfield Lakes in Bay Colony
It is noisier and schools score lower.
Highland Terrace
Local pay stretches less far and crime runs higher.
Northern League City
Streets are more walkable, though more homes sit empty.
Scores across League City run from about the 17th to the 93rd percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
League City's strengths and weaknesses
League City ranks where it does because the parts of life that are hardest to change mostly work here. A stable housing market is the standout, in the top 1% of cities. What local pay buys and high incomes follow.
The one real hole is disaster risk, near the bottom of the country. Walkability and transit also cost it ground. The measures below break that down, and the map shows how much of it holds street by street.
Where League City ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of cities
- Household income$136,452 median, better than 94% of cities
- QuietBetter than 90% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of cities
Where League City ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 6% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 16% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of cities
- Short commute29.8 minutes each way, better than only 21% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in League City
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median League City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $136,452, 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 League City's effective rate of 1.47%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in League City
League City's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for League City.
Who works in League City, and how
Work in League City centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in League City
League City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of cities and more parkland per resident than 88% of cities. The coast is about 9 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of League City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in League City, month by month
League City sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 47. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 55° | 47° |
| April | 81° | 71° | 63° |
| July | 94° | 85° | 78° |
| October | 84° | 74° | 65° |
Flying in and out of League City
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 League City
Schools across League City average a B+, better than 80% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Henry Bauerschlag ElA− · 58% proficient
- I W And Eleanor Hyde ElB+ · 54% proficient
- Art And Pat Goforth ElB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- League City IntA+ · 72% proficient
- Brookside IntA− · 54% proficient
- Victory Lakes IntA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Clear Springs H SA− · 65% proficient
- Clear Falls H SA− · 61% proficient
- Clear Creek H SB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every League City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
League City 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 League City against the other 444 cities.
Who League City suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 15% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 69% of cities, health care access beats 58%, and it is quieter than 90%.
Common questions about living in League City
Is League City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, League City ranks 76th of 445 cities. It scores highest on a stable housing market, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on disaster risk and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is League City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $360,312. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $136,452 median income, cost of living beats 98% of cities.
Is League City safe?
Yes, League City is safer than 66% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $406 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in League City?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 47. That works out to about 139 pleasant days a year, more than 69% of cities.
What are the best neighborhoods in League City?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Brittany Lakes, Magnolia Creek & Westover Park, Village at Tuscan Lakes, and South Shore Harbour and Marina, Tuscan Lakes & Meadow Bend. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is League City good for families?
Schools beat 80% of cities, crime safety beats 66%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Is League City good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of cities, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 90% of cities. About 15% of workers already work from home.
Compare League City with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to League City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in League City 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.
League City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for League City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in League City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of League City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in League City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
League City 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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