Best PlacesRice Military, Houston, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rice Military, Houston, 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.
Rice Military, Houston ranks 495th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rice Military, 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.
Rice Military, Houston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rice Military, Houston ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
Where Rice Military, Houston ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Rice Military, Houston
A household needs to earn about $161,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rice Military, Houston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $149,113; 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 Rice Military, Houston's effective rate of 1.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rice Military, Houston
Rice Military, Houston runs younger than the country, 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 Rice Military, Houston.
Who works in Rice Military, Houston, and how
Work in Rice Military, Houston centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Rice Military, Houston
Rice Military, Houston has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 84% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 29 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Rice Military, Houston and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rice Military, Houston, month by month
Rice Military, Houston sees roughly 138 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 Rice Military, Houston
William P Hobby sits about 12 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 Rice Military, Houston
Schools across Rice Military, Houston average a C+, better than 52% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Crockett ElC · 30% proficient
- Gregory-lincoln Ed CtrC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hogg MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Black MiddleB · 46% proficient
- Marshall MiddleD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Lamar H SB+ · 54% proficient
- Heights H SB · 48% proficient
- Waltrip H SC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rice Military, Houston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rice Military, 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 Rice Military, Houston against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Rice Military, Houston suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 99% of neighborhoods, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 29% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Rice Military, Houston
Is Rice Military, Houston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rice Military, Houston ranks 495th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on what local pay buys, population health, and an educated workforce, and lowest on air quality and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rice Military, Houston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $551,943. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $149,113 median income, cost of living beats 99% of neighborhoods.
Is Rice Military, Houston safe?
Rice Military, Houston is safer than 32% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $708 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Rice Military, Houston?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 49. That works out to about 138 pleasant days a year, more than 70% of neighborhoods.
Is Rice Military, Houston good for families?
Schools beat 52% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 32%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare Rice Military, Houston with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rice Military, Houston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rice Military, 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.
Rice Military, Houston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rice Military, Houston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rice Military, Houston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rice Military, Houston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rice Military, Houston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rice Military, 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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