Best PlacesWestbury, Houston, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Westbury, 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.
Westbury, Houston ranks 5,843rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. A weak job market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Westbury, 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.
Westbury, Houston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Westbury, Houston ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$842 a month, better than 83% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
Where Westbury, Houston ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Household income$34,733 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Westbury, Houston
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Westbury, Houston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $34,733, 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 Westbury, Houston's effective rate of 1.08%, 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 Westbury, Houston
Westbury, Houston runs younger than the country, 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 Westbury, Houston.
Who works in Westbury, Houston, and how
Work in Westbury, Houston centers on retail trade and admin & support services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Westbury, Houston
Westbury, Houston has more parkland per resident than 97% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 32 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Westbury, Houston and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Westbury, Houston, month by month
Westbury, Houston sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 49. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 55° | 49° |
| April | 80° | 71° | 64° |
| July | 94° | 85° | 79° |
| October | 83° | 74° | 67° |
Flying in and out of Westbury, Houston
William P Hobby sits about 12 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 Westbury, Houston
Schools across Westbury, Houston average a D, better than 16% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Parker ElB · 46% proficient
- Varnett Charter SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Anderson ElD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Meyerland MiddleC− · 29% proficient
- Fondren MiddleD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Westbury H SD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Westbury, Houston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Westbury, 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 Westbury, Houston against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Westbury, Houston
Is Westbury, Houston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Westbury, Houston ranks 5,843rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on a weak job market and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Westbury, Houston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $219,953. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $34,733 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Westbury, Houston safe?
Westbury, Houston is safer than 11% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $985 per resident a year.
Compare Westbury, Houston with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Westbury, Houston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Westbury, 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.
Westbury, Houston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Westbury, Houston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Westbury, Houston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Westbury, Houston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Westbury, Houston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Westbury, 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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