Best PlacesLongwood, Cypress, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Longwood, Cypress, 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.
Longwood, Cypress ranks 391st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Longwood, Cypress
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.
Longwood, Cypress' strengths and weaknesses
Where Longwood, Cypress ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Household income$161,912 median, better than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Longwood, Cypress ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Longwood, Cypress
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Longwood, Cypress home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $161,912, 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 Longwood, Cypress' effective rate of 1.59%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Longwood, Cypress
Longwood, Cypress runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Longwood, Cypress.
Who works in Longwood, Cypress, and how
Work in Longwood, Cypress centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Longwood, Cypress
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Longwood, Cypress.
What the weather is like in Longwood, Cypress, month by month
Longwood, Cypress 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 Longwood, Cypress
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 18 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 Longwood, Cypress
Schools across Longwood, Cypress average an A, better than 96% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Sampson ElA+ · 77% proficient
- Hamilton ElA · 68% proficient
- Black ElB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Spillane MiddleA+ · 76% proficient
- Hamilton MiddleA+ · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- Cypress Woods H SA+ · 81% proficient
- Cy-fair H SA · 69% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Longwood, Cypress school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Longwood, Cypress 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 Longwood, Cypress against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Longwood, Cypress
Is Longwood, Cypress a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Longwood, Cypress ranks 391st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on what local pay buys, quiet, and good schools, and lowest on transit and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Longwood, Cypress expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $408,643. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $161,912 median income, cost of living beats 99% of neighborhoods.
Is Longwood, Cypress safe?
Yes, Longwood, Cypress is safer than 90% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $277 per resident a year.
Compare Longwood, Cypress with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Longwood, Cypress. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Longwood, Cypress 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.
Longwood, Cypress detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Longwood, Cypress: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Longwood, Cypress: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Longwood, Cypress: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Longwood, Cypress: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Longwood, Cypress 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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