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Best places to live in Greater Houston

57 places with 3,569,271 residents within about 50 km of Houston, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Houston, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Mission Bend
    Texas, 36,501 residents    63
  2. 2Pearland
    Texas, 108,821 residents    62
  3. 3Sugar Land
    Texas, 88,156 residents    61
  4. 4Fresno (Texas)
    Texas, 19,069 residents    61
  5. 5Four Corners (Texas)
    Texas, 12,382 residents    61
  6. 6New Territory
    Texas, 15,186 residents    60
  7. 7Missouri City
    Texas, 74,139 residents    60
  8. 8Pecan Grove
    Texas, 15,963 residents    60
  9. 9Cinco Ranch
    Texas, 18,274 residents    59
  10. 10Sienna Plantation
    Texas, 13,721 residents    59

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For retired couples

  1. 1Fresno (Texas)
    Texas, 19,069 residents    69
  2. 2The Woodlands
    Texas, 93,847 residents    68
  3. 3New Territory
    Texas, 15,186 residents    68
  4. 4Mission Bend
    Texas, 36,501 residents    68
  5. 5Pecan Grove
    Texas, 15,963 residents    67
  6. 6Cinco Ranch
    Texas, 18,274 residents    67
  7. 7Four Corners (Texas)
    Texas, 12,382 residents    67
  8. 8Sugar Land
    Texas, 88,156 residents    67
  9. 9Sienna Plantation
    Texas, 13,721 residents    66
  10. 10Stafford (Texas)
    Texas, 18,459 residents    65

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For remote workers

  1. 1Pearland
    Texas, 108,821 residents    67
  2. 2The Woodlands
    Texas, 93,847 residents    66
  3. 3Mission Bend
    Texas, 36,501 residents    65
  4. 4Alvin
    Texas, 25,791 residents    64
  5. 5New Territory
    Texas, 15,186 residents    64
  6. 6Pecan Grove
    Texas, 15,963 residents    64
  7. 7Sugar Land
    Texas, 88,156 residents    63
  8. 8Four Corners (Texas)
    Texas, 12,382 residents    63
  9. 9Fresno (Texas)
    Texas, 19,069 residents    63
  10. 10Cypress (Texas)
    Texas, 200,839 residents    62

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For commuters

  1. 1Pearland
    Texas, 108,821 residents    81
  2. 2Houston (Texas)
    Texas, 2,314,157 residents    74
  3. 3Cypress (Texas)
    Texas, 200,839 residents    74
  4. 4Missouri City
    Texas, 74,139 residents    69
  5. 5Galena Park
    Texas, 11,162 residents    68
  6. 6Cloverleaf
    Texas, 22,942 residents    67
  7. 7Jacinto City
    Texas, 10,782 residents    67
  8. 8Channelview
    Texas, 38,289 residents    65
  9. 9West University Place
    Texas, 15,741 residents    65
  10. 10Fresno (Texas)
    Texas, 19,069 residents    65

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For single professionals

  1. 1Houston (Texas)
    Texas, 2,314,157 residents    72
  2. 2Pearland
    Texas, 108,821 residents    64
  3. 3Cypress (Texas)
    Texas, 200,839 residents    62
  4. 4Missouri City
    Texas, 74,139 residents    62
  5. 5Sugar Land
    Texas, 88,156 residents    61
  6. 6West University Place
    Texas, 15,741 residents    60
  7. 7Alief
    Texas, 98,725 residents    57
  8. 8Mission Bend
    Texas, 36,501 residents    56
  9. 9The Woodlands
    Texas, 93,847 residents    55
  10. 10Galena Park
    Texas, 11,162 residents    52

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Pearland
    Texas, 108,821 residents    57
  2. 2Alvin
    Texas, 25,791 residents    49
  3. 3The Woodlands
    Texas, 93,847 residents    46
  4. 4Manvel
    Texas, 7,950 residents    46
  5. 5Missouri City
    Texas, 74,139 residents    42
  6. 6Mission Bend
    Texas, 36,501 residents    41
  7. 7Sugar Land
    Texas, 88,156 residents    41
  8. 8Mont Belvieu
    Texas, 5,193 residents    40
  9. 9New Caney
    Texas, 20,000 residents    40
  10. 10Oak Ridge North
    Texas, 3,161 residents    40

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Towns in Greater Houston