Best PlacesWestchase, Houston, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Westchase, 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.
Westchase, Houston ranks 4,376th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Civic engagement pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Westchase, 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.
Westchase, Houston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Westchase, Houston ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$842 a month, better than 83% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
Where Westchase, Houston ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Westchase, Houston
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Westchase, Houston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,249, 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 Westchase, Houston'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 Westchase, Houston
Westchase, Houston runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Westchase, Houston.
Who works in Westchase, Houston, and how
Work in Westchase, Houston centers on hospitality & food and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Westchase, Houston
Westchase, Houston has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 34 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Westchase, Houston and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Westchase, Houston, month by month
Westchase, Houston sees roughly 142 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 Westchase, Houston
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 Westchase, Houston
Schools across Westchase, Houston average a D+, better than 28% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Briarmeadow CharterB · 47% proficient
- Kipp Sharp PrepB− · 44% proficient
- Outley ElC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Memorial MiddleA+ · 75% proficient
- Kipp Sharpstown Colege PrepB · 44% proficient
- Tanglewood MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Kerr H SA+ · 85% proficient
- Memorial H SA+ · 81% proficient
- Westside H SB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Westchase, Houston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Westchase, 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 Westchase, Houston against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Westchase, Houston suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 13% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 72% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 73%.
Common questions about living in Westchase, Houston
Is Westchase, Houston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Westchase, Houston ranks 4,376th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Westchase, Houston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $358,692. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $62,249 median income, cost of living beats 48% of neighborhoods.
Is Westchase, Houston safe?
Westchase, Houston is safer than 17% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $911 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Westchase, Houston?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 49. That works out to about 142 pleasant days a year, more than 72% of neighborhoods.
Is Westchase, Houston good for families?
Schools beat 28% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 17%, and childcare runs $842 a month.
Compare Westchase, Houston with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Westchase, Houston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Westchase, 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.
Westchase, Houston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Westchase, Houston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Westchase, Houston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Westchase, Houston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Westchase, Houston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Westchase, 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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