Best PlacesOld River Terrace, Channelview, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Old River Terrace, Channelview, 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.
Old River Terrace, Channelview ranks 5,887th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Thin health care access pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Old River Terrace, Channelview
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.
Old River Terrace, Channelview's strengths and weaknesses
Where Old River Terrace, Channelview ranks high
- 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 71% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
Where Old River Terrace, Channelview ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Old River Terrace, Channelview
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Old River Terrace, Channelview home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $48,518; 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 Old River Terrace, Channelview's effective rate of 1.35%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Old River Terrace, Channelview
Old River Terrace, Channelview 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 Old River Terrace, Channelview.
Who works in Old River Terrace, Channelview, and how
Work in Old River Terrace, Channelview centers on construction and admin & support services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Old River Terrace, Channelview
Old River Terrace, Channelview has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 17 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Old River Terrace, Channelview and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Old River Terrace, Channelview, month by month
Old River Terrace, Channelview sees roughly 134 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 Old River Terrace, Channelview
William P Hobby sits about 14 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 Old River Terrace, Channelview
Schools across Old River Terrace, Channelview average a C−, better than 28% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- De Zavala ElC · 31% proficient
- Mcghee ElC− · 30% proficient
- Crenshaw ElD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Aguirre J HC− · 27% proficient
- Alice Johnson J HD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Channelview H SC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Old River Terrace, Channelview school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Old River Terrace, Channelview 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 Old River Terrace, Channelview against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Old River Terrace, Channelview
Is Old River Terrace, Channelview a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Old River Terrace, Channelview ranks 5,887th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on thin health care access and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Old River Terrace, Channelview expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,249. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $48,518 median income, cost of living beats 18% of neighborhoods.
Is Old River Terrace, Channelview safe?
Old River Terrace, Channelview is safer than 11% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,101 per resident a year.
Compare Old River Terrace, Channelview with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Old River Terrace, Channelview. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Old River Terrace, Channelview 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.
Old River Terrace, Channelview detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Old River Terrace, Channelview: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Old River Terrace, Channelview: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Old River Terrace, Channelview: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Old River Terrace, Channelview: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Old River Terrace, Channelview 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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