Best PlacesMeyerland, Houston, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Meyerland, 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.
Meyerland, Houston ranks 3,906th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Disaster risk pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Meyerland, 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.
Meyerland, Houston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Meyerland, Houston ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$842 a month, better than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Meyerland, Houston ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Meyerland, Houston
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Meyerland, Houston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $88,512; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Meyerland, Houston's effective rate of 1.33%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Meyerland, Houston
Meyerland, Houston runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Meyerland, Houston.
Who works in Meyerland, Houston, and how
Work in Meyerland, Houston centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Meyerland, Houston
The coast is about 32 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Meyerland, Houston, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Meyerland, Houston, month by month
Meyerland, Houston sees roughly 142 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 Meyerland, Houston
William P Hobby sits about 13 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 Meyerland, Houston
Schools across Meyerland, Houston average a D, better than 17% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
Top middle schools
- Pershing MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Meyerland MiddleC− · 29% proficient
- Lawson MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Bellaire H SB+ · 55% proficient
- Westbury H SD+ · 25% proficient
- Energized For Stem Academy H SD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Meyerland, Houston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Meyerland, 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 Meyerland, Houston against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Meyerland, Houston suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 76% of neighborhoods, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 17% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 73% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 85%.
Common questions about living in Meyerland, Houston
Is Meyerland, Houston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Meyerland, Houston ranks 3,906th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on disaster risk and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Meyerland, Houston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $347,845. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $88,512 median income, cost of living beats 76% of neighborhoods.
Is Meyerland, Houston safe?
Meyerland, Houston is safer than 27% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $744 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Meyerland, Houston?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 49. That works out to about 142 pleasant days a year, more than 73% of neighborhoods.
Is Meyerland, Houston good for families?
Schools beat 17% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 27%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare Meyerland, Houston with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Meyerland, Houston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Meyerland, 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.
Meyerland, Houston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Meyerland, Houston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Meyerland, Houston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Meyerland, Houston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Meyerland, Houston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Meyerland, 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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