Best PlacesRosharon, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rosharon, 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.
Rosharon ranks 1,070th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rosharon
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.
Rosharon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rosharon ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 95% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of cities
Where Rosharon ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 3% of cities
- Short commute36.1 minutes each way, better than only 4% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 9% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Rosharon
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rosharon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $119,121, 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 Rosharon's effective rate of 1.90%, 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 Rosharon
Rosharon 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 Rosharon.
Who works in Rosharon, and how
Work in Rosharon centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Rosharon
Rosharon has more parkland per resident than 81% of cities. The coast is about 40 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Rosharon and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rosharon, month by month
Rosharon sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 54° | 45° |
| April | 80° | 70° | 60° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 84° | 71° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Rosharon
William P Hobby sits about 16 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 Rosharon
Schools across Rosharon average a B, better than 59% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Glenn York ElA · 69% proficient
- Sienna Crossing ElA · 69% proficient
- Frontier ElA− · 61% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dr Ronald E Mcnair J HA · 59% proficient
- Billy Baines MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Alvin J HB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Ridge Point H SA · 69% proficient
- Shadow Creek H SA− · 63% proficient
- Manvel H SB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rosharon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rosharon 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 Rosharon against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Rosharon suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Rosharon
Is Rosharon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rosharon ranks 1,070th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on quiet, a strong job market, and a stable housing market, and lowest on walkability and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rosharon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $313,946. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $119,121 median income, cost of living beats 87% of cities.
Is Rosharon safe?
Yes, Rosharon is safer than 58% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $374 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Rosharon?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 65 with lows near 45. That works out to about 107 pleasant days a year, more than 64% of cities.
Is Rosharon good for families?
Schools beat 59% of cities, crime safety beats 58%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare Rosharon with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rosharon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rosharon 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.
Rosharon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rosharon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rosharon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rosharon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rosharon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rosharon 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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