Best PlacesSouth Shore Harbour and Marina, League City, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City, 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.
South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City ranks 2,383rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City
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.
South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,884, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City's effective rate of 1.41%, 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 South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City
South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City.
Who works in South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City, and how
Work in South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City
South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 4 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City, month by month
South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City sees roughly 142 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 South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City
William P Hobby sits about 15 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 South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City
Schools across South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City average a B, better than 69% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lloyd R Ferguson ElB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clear Creek IntC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Clear Creek H SB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City 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 South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City
Is South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City ranks 2,383rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, a stable housing market, and state finances, and lowest on disaster risk and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $416,720. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $93,884 median income, cost of living beats 82% of neighborhoods.
Is South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City safe?
Yes, South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City is safer than 85% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $304 per resident a year.
Compare South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City 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.
South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Shore Harbour and Marina, League City 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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