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2023 Best Suburbs to Live in the Houston Area

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  1. #2 Best Suburbs to Live in Houston Area.

    The Woodlands

    City in Texas,

    514 Niche users give it an average review of 4.3 stars.

    Featured Review: Current Resident says We stumbled upon the Niche rankings while figuring out where to live to escape CA. Lucky us! The Niche rankings were right - this is paradise for folks from CA. We have lived in Nothern and Southern...Trader Joe's and Whole Foods are here and HEB is better than your typical Ralphs or Safeway. They're doing a good job keeping up with the growth by building infrastructure and widening roads (something that would take forever in CA). The Woodlands is better than any other TX planned development. Trees abound, trails, ponds, fishing, pools, ponds, good city govt. It's not visually boring like other TX communities - just use Google....

    Read 514 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: A+,

    Population: 115,716,

  2. #3 Best Suburbs to Live in Houston Area.

    Sugar Land

    Town in Texas,

    539 Niche users give it an average review of 4.4 stars.

    Featured Review: Current Resident says My family and I moved to Sugar Land almost two years ago- and every day we pat ourselves on the back for making the best decision for our young children. Sugar Land is safe, diverse, plenty of food...There are free events throughout the year that get the residents involved in public services, safety, and plenty more. The overall feeling is that Sugar Land officials truly care about the feedback....

    Read 539 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: A+,

    Population: 110,272,

  3. #8 Best Suburbs to Live in Houston Area.

    Katy

    Suburb of Houston, TX,

    740 Niche users give it an average review of 4.4 stars.

    Featured Review: Works Here says Katy is such a great place for family oriented people. There’s a waterpark near Katy Mills, a mall that many know of. They’re two major highways to make travel easy, 99 beltway and i10 Katy freeway.....

    Read 740 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: A+,

    Population: 21,926,

  4. #10 Best Suburbs to Live in Houston Area.

    Friendswood

    Suburb of Houston, TX,

    185 Niche users give it an average review of 4 stars.

    Featured Review: Current Resident says I have grown up in this town and watched it develop from a beautiful small town to something that is beginning to look like Clear Lake and Webster. City politicians have continuously allowed so much....

    Read 185 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: A+,

    Population: 40,780,

  5. #19 Best Suburbs to Live in Houston Area.

    Pearland

    Suburb of Houston, TX,

    483 Niche users give it an average review of 4.2 stars.

    Featured Review: Current Resident says I am deeply in love with Pearland and the people I've made life changing memories with. This is the place where I grew up and I am more than grateful that my parents chose to raise me in this area.....

    Read 483 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: A,

    Population: 122,609,

  6. #20 Best Suburbs to Live in Houston Area.

    El Lago

    Suburb of Houston, TX,

    13 Niche users give it an average review of 4.2 stars.

    Featured Review: Current Resident says One of the most hidden Gems in Texas. I have been here for 20 years and raised two kids, both going to Ed White Elementary. This Elementary is right in the middle of the neighborhood and is almost...The City has a very low crime rate, mostly simple, and small crimes. With it's own police department the officers know whats happening here and by who. It's very safe. A place where, during the summer the pool is the place for the kids to gather, and adults can sit under the shade trees. With the annual Caroling is the park, Halloween, City Celebration, and Pool...A great place to live..

    Read 13 reviews.

    Overall Niche Grade: A,

    Population: 3,060,

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