Best PlacesNorthside Northline, Houston, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northside Northline, 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.
Northside Northline, Houston ranks 5,751st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Disaster risk pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a strong job market.
The best neighborhoods in Northside Northline, 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.
Northside Northline, Houston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Northside Northline, Houston ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 88% 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
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Northside Northline, Houston ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Northside Northline, Houston
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northside Northline, Houston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $50,593, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Northside Northline, Houston's effective rate of 1.18%, 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 Northside Northline, Houston
Northside Northline, Houston's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Northside Northline, Houston.
Who works in Northside Northline, Houston, and how
Work in Northside Northline, Houston centers on construction and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Northside Northline, Houston
Northside Northline, Houston has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 32 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Northside Northline, Houston and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Northside Northline, Houston, month by month
Northside Northline, Houston sees roughly 111 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 54° | 43° |
| April | 82° | 70° | 59° |
| July | 96° | 85° | 76° |
| October | 86° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Northside Northline, Houston
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 10 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 Northside Northline, Houston
Schools across Northside Northline, Houston average a D, better than 14% of neighborhoods.
Top middle schools
- Black MiddleB · 46% proficient
- Burbank MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- Fonville MiddleD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Washington B T H SC− · 28% proficient
- Waltrip H SC− · 27% proficient
- Houston Math Science And Technology CenterD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Northside Northline, Houston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Northside Northline, 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 Northside Northline, Houston against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Northside Northline, Houston
Is Northside Northline, Houston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northside Northline, Houston ranks 5,751st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and low taxes, and lowest on disaster risk 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 Northside Northline, Houston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $212,754. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $50,593 median income, cost of living beats 21% of neighborhoods.
Is Northside Northline, Houston safe?
Northside Northline, Houston is safer than 12% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $943 per resident a year.
Compare Northside Northline, Houston with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northside Northline, Houston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northside Northline, 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.
Northside Northline, Houston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northside Northline, Houston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northside Northline, Houston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northside Northline, Houston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northside Northline, Houston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northside Northline, 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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