Best places to live in the Houston metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Houston metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche’s methodology here.
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock#25. Hunters Creek Village
– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 4,358
Robert Kneschke // Shutterstock#24. El Lago
– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 3,016
NDAB Creativity // Shutterstock#23. Katy
– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 23,900
Mila Supinskaya Glashchenko // Shutterstock#22. Jersey Village
– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 7,817
Jacek Chabraszewski // Shutterstock#21. Cumings
– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 2,343
Ground Picture // Shutterstock#20. Hedwig Village
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 2,029
Gorodenkoff // Shutterstock#19. Oak Ridge North
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 3,019
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock#18. Pecan Grove
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 24,798
imtmphoto // Shutterstock#17. Seabrook
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 13,617
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock#16. League City
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A-
– Population: 114,885
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock#15. Pearland
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 125,983
F8 studio // Shutterstock#14. Bunker Hill Village
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 3,801
Jacob Lund // Shutterstock#13. Nassau Bay
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 5,211
YAKOBCHUK VIACHESLAV // Shutterstock#12. West University Place
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: B+
– Population: 14,907
RossHelen // Shutterstock#11. Friendswood
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 40,827
Jacob Lund // Shutterstock#10. Southside Place
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: B+
– Population: 1,631
Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock#9. Sienna
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 25,025
Jacob Lund // Shutterstock#8. Hilshire Village
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 1,091
Akarawut // Shutterstock#7. Meadows Place
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 4,689
BAZA Production // Shutterstock#6. Spring Valley Village
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 4,226
Stuart Monk // Shutterstock#5. Bellaire
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A-
– Population: 17,116
Laura Beach // Shutterstock#4. Taylor Lake Village
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 3,678
FamVeld // Shutterstock#3. Sugar Land
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 109,735
PeopleImages.com – Yuri A // Shutterstock#2. The Woodlands
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 116,916
Josep Suria // Shutterstock#1. Cinco Ranch
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 19,139