Best PlacesWalden Woods, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Walden Woods, 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.
Walden Woods ranks 43,030th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Walden Woods
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.
Walden Woods' strengths and weaknesses
Where Walden Woods ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of towns
Where Walden Woods ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute41.9 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Walden Woods
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Walden Woods home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,432, 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 Walden Woods' effective rate of 1.22%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Walden Woods
Walden Woods 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 Walden Woods.
Who works in Walden Woods, and how
Work in Walden Woods centers on construction and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Walden Woods
The coast is about 43 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Walden Woods, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Walden Woods, month by month
Walden Woods sees roughly 94 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 Walden Woods
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 14 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 Walden Woods
Schools across Walden Woods average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Shadow Forest ElB · 48% proficient
- Huffman ElC− · 26% proficient
- Oakley ElD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Riverwood MiddleA+ · 73% proficient
Top high schools
- Guy M Sconzo Early College H SA− · 65% proficient
- Hargrave H SB · 50% proficient
- New Caney H SC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Walden Woods school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Walden Woods 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 Walden Woods against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Walden Woods
Is Walden Woods a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Walden Woods ranks 43,030th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, tree cover, and fast internet, and lowest on education levels and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Walden Woods expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $149,300. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $58,432 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Walden Woods safe?
Walden Woods is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $442 per resident a year.
Compare Walden Woods with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Walden Woods. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Walden Woods 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.
Walden Woods detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Walden Woods: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Walden Woods: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Walden Woods: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Walden Woods: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Walden Woods 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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