Best PlacesWest Memorial, Katy, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Memorial, Katy, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
West Memorial, Katy ranks 2,261st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Memorial, Katy
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.
West Memorial, Katy's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Memorial, Katy ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
Where West Memorial, Katy ranks low
- Short commute31.9 minutes each way, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in West Memorial, Katy
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Memorial, Katy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,484, 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 West Memorial, Katy's effective rate of 1.34%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Memorial, Katy
West Memorial, Katy runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Memorial, Katy.
Who works in West Memorial, Katy, and how
Work in West Memorial, Katy centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in West Memorial, Katy
West Memorial, Katy has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of West Memorial, Katy and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Memorial, Katy, month by month
West Memorial, Katy sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 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° | 53° | 45° |
| April | 81° | 70° | 61° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 61° |
Flying in and out of West Memorial, Katy
George Bush Intcntl/Houston sits about 29 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 West Memorial, Katy
Schools across West Memorial, Katy average a B, better than 80% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Diane Winborn ElB · 46% proficient
- Cimarron ElC+ · 38% proficient
- Memorial Parkway ElC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Memorial Parkway J HA · 62% proficient
- West Memorial J HB+ · 48% proficient
- Morton Ranch J HB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Taylor H SA · 74% proficient
- Katy H SA · 72% proficient
- Morton Ranch H SB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Memorial, Katy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Memorial, Katy 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 West Memorial, Katy against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in West Memorial, Katy
Is West Memorial, Katy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Memorial, Katy ranks 2,261st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, few empty homes, and state finances, and lowest on long commutes and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Memorial, Katy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $252,225. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $88,484 median income, cost of living beats 73% of neighborhoods.
Is West Memorial, Katy safe?
Yes, West Memorial, Katy is safer than 63% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $467 per resident a year.
Compare West Memorial, Katy with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Memorial, Katy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Memorial, Katy 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.
West Memorial, Katy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Memorial, Katy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Memorial, Katy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Memorial, Katy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Memorial, Katy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Memorial, Katy 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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