Best PlacesRiverwalk, Porter, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Riverwalk, Porter, 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.
Riverwalk, Porter ranks 4,642nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Riverwalk, Porter
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.
Riverwalk, Porter's strengths and weaknesses
Where Riverwalk, Porter ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Riverwalk, Porter ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Short commute36.2 minutes each way, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Riverwalk, Porter
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Riverwalk, Porter home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,295, 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 Riverwalk, Porter's effective rate of 1.40%, 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 Riverwalk, Porter
Riverwalk, Porter runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Riverwalk, Porter.
Who works in Riverwalk, Porter, and how
Work in Riverwalk, Porter centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Riverwalk, Porter
The coast is about 45 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Riverwalk, Porter, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Riverwalk, Porter, month by month
Riverwalk, Porter sees roughly 95 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 Riverwalk, Porter
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 9 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 Riverwalk, Porter
Schools across Riverwalk, Porter average a C, better than 46% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Sorters Mill ElD+ · 25% proficient
- Brookwood Forest ElD+ · 24% proficient
- Robert Crippen ElD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clark IntA+ · 68% proficient
- White Oak MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Infinity Early College H SA− · 63% proficient
- Porter H SC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Riverwalk, Porter school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Riverwalk, Porter 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 Riverwalk, Porter against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Riverwalk, Porter
Is Riverwalk, Porter a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Riverwalk, Porter ranks 4,642nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and tree cover, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Riverwalk, Porter expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $261,737. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $77,295 median income, cost of living beats 63% of neighborhoods.
Is Riverwalk, Porter safe?
Riverwalk, Porter is safer than 45% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $579 per resident a year.
Compare Riverwalk, Porter with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Riverwalk, Porter. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Riverwalk, Porter 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.
Riverwalk, Porter detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Riverwalk, Porter: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Riverwalk, Porter: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Riverwalk, Porter: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Riverwalk, Porter: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Riverwalk, Porter 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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