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Everything else equal, I think we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.
I'd much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I'd rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.
And while every neighbhorhood in Houston might be more expensive than living in rural Texas, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.
So what exactly are those Houston neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further -- you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?
Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in Houston are the cheapest.
What's the cheapest neighborhood to live in Houston for 2022? According to the most recent census data, Pasadina looks to be the cheaptest Houston neighborhood to live in.
At this point we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for -- some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in Houston. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates in return for more space and cheaper groceries.
Read on to see how we determined the places around Houston that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you're interested in the worst neighborhoods in Houston.
Once you're done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from cheapest to most expensive.
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The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Houston For 2022
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Population: 143,203
Cost Of Living Index: 92 (9th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.9 (3rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.012 (9th cheapest)
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Population: 90,207
Cost Of Living Index: 100 (14th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.1 (7th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.008 (4th cheapest)
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Population: 59,742
Cost Of Living Index: 82 (cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.7 (2nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.025 (26th cheapest)
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Population: 125,992
Cost Of Living Index: 85 (2nd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.0 (4th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.021 (24th cheapest)
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Population: 69,368
Cost Of Living Index: 97 (13th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.6 (11th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.011 (7th cheapest)
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Population: 10,089
Cost Of Living Index: 94 (12th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 0.6 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.016 (19th cheapest)
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Population: 129,659
Cost Of Living Index: 86 (4th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.0 (5th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.022 (25th cheapest)
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Population: 108,921
Cost Of Living Index: 89 (7th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.1 (6th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.02 (2cheapest)
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Population: 261,757
Cost Of Living Index: 88 (6th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.4 (8th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.018 (20th cheapest)
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Population: 71,050
Cost Of Living Index: 93 (10th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.5 (9th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.015 (16th cheapest)
More on Westchase: Homes For Sale | Data
Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest Houston Hoods In 2022
In order to rank the cheapest places to live in Houston, we had to determine what criteria defines "cheap".
Using census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:
- Overall Cost Of Living
- Rent To Income Ratio
- Median Home Value To Income Ratio
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 26 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.
And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index the "Cheapest City Neighborhood In Houston." We're lookin' at you, Pasadina.
Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the cheapest places Houston. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from cheapest to most expensive.
Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live In Houston
If you're measuring the neighborhoods in Houston where prices are low and it's cheap to live, this is an accurate list.
As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Houston aren't all cheap. River Oaks takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in Houston.
We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.
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Detailed List Of The Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Houston For 2022
| Rank | Neighborhood | Cost Of Living Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pasadina | 92 |
| 2 | Far Northeast | 100 |
| 3 | Far North | 82 |
| 4 | Sugarland | 85 |
| 5 | Meyerland | 97 |
| 6 | Downtown | 94 |
| 7 | Northeast | 86 |
| 8 | Southwest | 89 |
| 9 | Southeast | 88 |
| 10 | Westchase | 93 |
| 11 | North | 86 |
| 12 | Northwest | 90 |
| 13 | East End | 87 |
| 14 | Bellaire | 94 |
| 15 | West Houston | 106 |
| 16 | Greater Heights | 119 |
| 17 | Spring Branch | 100 |
| 18 | Medical | 102 |
| 19 | Rice | 146 |
| 20 | Rice Military | 125 |
| 21 | Midtown | 107 |
| 22 | West University | 168 |
| 23 | Montrose | 124 |
| 24 | Galleria-Uptown | 127 |
| 25 | Greater Memorial | 174 |
| 26 | River Oaks | 150 |
