Best PlacesRiviera East, Houston, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Riviera East, 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.
Riviera East, Houston ranks 4,940th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Riviera East, 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.
Riviera East, Houston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Riviera East, Houston ranks high
- QuietBetter than 95% 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
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Riviera East, Houston ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Riviera East, Houston
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Riviera East, Houston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $59,780; 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 Riviera East, 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 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 Riviera East, Houston
Riviera East, Houston runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Riviera East, Houston.
Who works in Riviera East, Houston, and how
Work in Riviera East, Houston centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Riviera East, Houston
Riviera East, Houston has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 19 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Riviera East, Houston and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Riviera East, Houston, month by month
Riviera East, Houston sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 47. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 55° | 47° |
| April | 81° | 71° | 63° |
| July | 95° | 85° | 78° |
| October | 85° | 74° | 66° |
Flying in and out of Riviera East, Houston
William P Hobby sits about 11 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 Riviera East, Houston
Schools across Riviera East, Houston average a C, better than 33% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Normandy Crossing ElC− · 26% proficient
- Cimarron ElC− · 25% proficient
- Green Valley ElD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cobb 6th Grade CampusC− · 29% proficient
- Holland MiddleD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- North Shore Senior HighC+ · 39% proficient
- Furr H SD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Riviera East, Houston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Riviera East, 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 Riviera East, Houston against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Riviera East, Houston
Is Riviera East, Houston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Riviera East, Houston ranks 4,940th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, state finances, and low taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Riviera East, Houston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,275. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $59,780 median income, cost of living beats 42% of neighborhoods.
Is Riviera East, Houston safe?
Riviera East, Houston is safer than 8% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,133 per resident a year.
Compare Riviera East, Houston with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Riviera East, Houston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Riviera East, 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.
Riviera East, Houston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Riviera East, Houston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Riviera East, Houston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Riviera East, Houston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Riviera East, Houston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Riviera East, 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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