What is the Best Area to Live in Houston?

When you plan to relocate to Houston, it’s natural to want to pick the best neighborhood possible for you and your family. Fortunately, Houston suburbs give you plenty to choose from—and here are ten of the best to consider in alphabetical order. Contact us for a free moving quote!

Conroe, Texas

This Houston suburb—about forty minutes from downtown Houston—has a wonderful small town feel that can be ideal for families. Located by Lake Conroe, this community is perfect for swimming and water sports. It is also near W.G. Jones State Park and Sam Houston National Forest, which provides plenty of opportunities for hiking and biking. Parents appreciate the quality of the three school districts that serve the community and their ease of travel to numerous places of employment. Despite the overall rural ambiance of Conroe, there is access to wonderful shopping and dining options.

Friendswood, Texas

Add outstanding schools together with affordable housing, and what you have is one of Houston’s best suburbs. This diverse community maintains its small-town sense with plenty of parks and green space and a walkability vibe. You can hike, bike, swim, and golf in Friendswood, as well as play basketball, tennis, sand volleyball while also enjoying close proximity to excellent shopping, dining, and entertainment. Located about twenty-two miles from downtown Houston, you’re close to employment opportunities and entertainment venues. In short, Friendswood ranks quite highly on the livability scale.

Galveston, Texas

When you move to Galveston, you’ll benefit from the Gulf Coast island lifestyle—full of charm, sunshine, thirty-two miles of sandy beaches, and historic architecture. Then there’s the low cost of living, friendly people, top rated schools with a low teacher-student ratio, and so forth to consider. Ready to kick back and enjoy a fun family day? The Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier comes complete with fifteen rides, including a roller coaster, and numerous carnival games. There’s also the Moody Gardens’ aquarium to explore—and, of course, swimming and water sports.

Katy, Texas

Located thirty miles west of Houston, people choose to move to Katy because of the outstanding schools, stunning architecture, and closeness to the Houston Energy Corridor and Medical Center. Neighborhoods in Katy can have their own unique vibes. Families, for example, enjoy living in the Elyson master-planned community because of recreational opportunities: parks, trails, lakes, and more. Just southeast of Katy is Cinco Ranch, which is considered one of the country’s top twenty master-planned communities with a beach club, walking trails, pools, waterparks, and more. If you appreciate tranquility and green trails and parks, then the Pine Mill Ranch neighborhood can be ideal.

League City, Texas

Located between Houston and Galveston, you can benefit from opportunities and amenities in both Texas locations while finding affordable housing in League City. Children can attend quality schools, which is a real plus for parents, with downtown Houston and its places of employment about 45 minutes away. Don’t want to commute? League City has wonderful employment options of its own, including the University of Houston and the MD Anderson Cancer Center. League City also presents great shopping venues and, if you love seafood, this is the place for you. History? Enjoy local museums. Outer space? Visit Space Center Houston.

Pearland, Texas

This Houston suburb is another fantastic place to live in Texas—another one with a small-town feel. This is a diverse place to live, too, located about twenty-five minutes south of downtown Houston. With excellent schools and opportunities for employment and a fast-growing economy, the majority of residents own their home. Plenty of families and young professionals flock to Pearland with numerous parks and other outdoor recreation available, ranging from golf courses to trampoline parks. You’ll have easy access to shopping, dining, and entertainment. Plus, it’s a straightforward jaunt to downtown Houston, the Hobby Airport, and the Texas Medical Center.

Richmond, Texas

Richmond is also considered one of the best Houston suburbs because of its master-planned communities, easy access to good employment opportunities, quality schools, city parks, excellent trail system for hiking and biking, golf courses, and shopping and dining venues. Neighborhoods are family friendly with plenty of activities available in a relaxed community. Plus, this is where you can find some of the most affordable housing in the Houston area. Love history? Richmond has that, too: the George Ranch Historical Park and the Fort Bend Museum. No wonder this suburb has been described as a hidden gem!

Spring, Texas

Spring with its laid-back atmosphere, natural beauty like that found on the Spring Creek Greenway, ease of access to employment opportunities and being about twenty-five miles north of downtown Houston makes it an idyllic choice. Couple that with plenty of outdoor activities ranging from hiking to biking to horseback riding and kayaking, the historic architecture at Old Town Spring and more. Shop at marvelous retail establishments and eat in quality restaurants in the area, and never have to venture in town to Houston. Parents appreciate the quality schools, both public and private, and the overall family atmosphere in Spring. Kids will love water rides in Spring’s outstanding amusement park: Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown.

Sugar Land, Texas

This treasure is about twenty miles southeast of downtown Houston. Livability, an organization that ranks cities between 75,000 and 500,000 residents with average homes under half a million dollars, named Sugar Land as the fifth best place to live—meaning in the entire nation. Reasons for the designation include the city’s well-planned communities with a business-friendly climate, making it ideal for people who want to settle down and raise their families within the Houston metroplex. Residents appreciate the small-town vibe of Sugar Land and its in-demand amenities like golf courses—and, for those who love the water: waterfront homes.

Woodlands Township, Texas

Woodlands Township is an unincorporated master-planned community located within a natural forest about thirty miles north of Houston’s downtown. This area is filled with parks, hiking and biking trails, and other recreational opportunities. In 2022, Niche named Woodlands as the best place to live in America; reasons include the excellent schools (public and private), family friendly environment, quality housing, and diversity—and it’s also an outstanding place to retire. Woodlands Township contains the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, which is considered one of the world’s top amphitheaters. Plus, the township is committed to maintaining its green space for residents.

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No matter which of these suburbs you select for your new home, there are plenty of moving companies in Houston that will offer their services—but you’ll want the right movers on your side, and that’s Daryl Flood. We’ve got a solid reputation and the track record to back it up, conducting more than 6,000 moves annually — including ones for families like yours.

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