Houston, TX

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Trends

Survey and county figures by year. Dollar values are not adjusted for inflation.

How Houston ranks

• #5 Most Bike-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 78.6
• #7 Best Cities for Nightlife of 22 cities · score 70.2
• #9 Best Cities for Food Lovers of 22 cities · score 57.1
• #9 Most Walkable Cities of 22 cities · score 61.5
• #10 Best Cities for Healthcare Access of 22 cities · score 57.1
• #15 Best College Cities of 22 cities · score 32.9
• #15 Greenest Cities of 22 cities · score 39.1
• #17 Best Cities for Arts & Culture of 22 cities · score 33.0
• #18 Most Family-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 24.2
• #46 Lowest Student-Teacher Ratios of 96 cities · score 52.1
• #49 Best Cities for Car-Free Commuting of 100 cities · score 51.3
• #52 Safest Cities from Natural Disasters of 55 cities · score 13.6
• #52 Best Cities for Park Access of 99 cities · score 48.4
• #70 Best Cities Overall of 100 cities · score 42.6
• #73 Most Affordable Cities of 100 cities · score 38.5
• #74 Best-Connected Cities of 100 cities · score 25.9
• #80 Healthiest Cities of 96 cities · score 29.8
• #84 Cities with the Cleanest Air of 95 cities · score 10.2

Things to do in Houston

Places mapped within 5 km of the city center. Use the layers control to show or hide categories.

• Parks 179

  Adaptive Sports and Recreation, Allen Family Rose Garden, Allen's Landing Memorial Park…

• Playgrounds 94

  +, John P. McGovern Playground, Little Thicket Park Playground…

• Restaurants 350

  1891 American Eatery and Bar, Abasolo #2 Restaurant, Abdallah's Lebaese Cafe…

• Cafes 90

  AHH, Coffee!, Active Passion, Agora…

• Bars & pubs 166

  #Front Porch Pub, Angel Share HTX, Anvil Bar & Refuge…

• Breweries 9

  Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co, Eureka Heights Brewing Company, Frost Town Brewing…

• Museums 10

  Art Car Museum, Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, Freedman's Town Visitor Center…

• Art galleries 2

  Bisong Art Gallery, Meow Wolf Houston…

• Theaters & cinemas 19

  14 Pews, AMC Houston 8, Alley Theatre…

• Libraries 9

  African American History Research Center, Carnegie Neighborhood, Central Library…

• Attractions 6

  'Burp the Bayou' Red Button, Boardwalk Overlook, Downtown Aquarium…

• Grocery stores 18

  ALDI, Central City Co-op, Fiesta…

• Gyms & sports centers 57

  24 Hour Fitness, Adaptive and Wheelchair Tennis Courts, BATL…

• Hospitals & clinics 40

  24 hour ER, Bayou City Healthcare, CareNow…

• Colleges & universities 5

  Avalon School of Massage, Career School Of Texas, Culinary Institute Lenotre…

Local facts

Median household income

$62,894

Median rent

$1,313 / mo

Median home value

$253,400

Median age

34.3

Unemployment

6.7%

Bachelor's degree or higher

36.0%

Poverty rate

19.7%

Renter-occupied homes

58.0%

Public schools

Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.

Public schools

777

Students enrolled

549,600

Students per teacher

16.1 : 1

Free or reduced-price lunch

81.2%

Charter schools

21.0%

School districts serving the city

63

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Districts: Houston Isd, Aldine Isd, Spring Branch Isd, Alief Isd, Cypress-Fairbanks Isd

Health & wellbeing

CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.

Adults with obesity

38.2%

No leisure-time physical activity

29.2%

Adults with diabetes

14.4%

Adults who smoke

13.7%

Frequent mental distress

16.8%

Sleeping under 7 hours

40.8%

Adults without health insurance

24.0%

Routine checkup in past year

73.3%

Parks, air & walkability

Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park

64.7%

Share of city that is parkland

12.2%

EPA walkability index (1-20)

15.4

Median air quality index (county)

62

Unhealthy air days (county)

38

Internet & commuting

Households with broadband

88.8%

Households with no internet

8.6%

Average commute

27.3 min

Work from home

11.7%

Commute by transit

3.3%

Commute on foot

1.9%

Commute by bike

0.4%

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates Harris County as very high overall for natural hazard risk, with 10 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.

• Hurricane: very high
• Tornado: very high
• Riverine flooding: very high
• Cold wave: very high

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