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Channelview vs Houston

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (550.4× in Houston) and size (53.4× in Houston).

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Channelview, TXOne of the healthiest townsTexas · 43,605 people
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Houston, TXA history townTexas · 2,328,253 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

ChannelviewOne of the healthiest towns
Health80% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$213K typical home29% below the TX typical home SchoolsBetter than 22%of TX districts All about Channelview →
HoustonA history town
HistorySettled in 1836294 places on the National Register College town20 collegesUniversity of Houston Outdoors#56 most conserved land in TX440 miles of trails across 306 parks and preserves All about Houston →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails550.4×
Houston has more miles of trail
Houston 440.3 miChannelview 0.8 mi
Size53.4×
Houston is the bigger place
Houston 2,328,253Channelview 43,605
Work in town+58.5 pts
More of Houston’s workers stay in town
Houston 64.7%Channelview 6.2%
Homeowners+30.1 pts renters
Houston has more renters
Channelview 72.2%Houston 42.1%
Jobs per worker2.8×
Houston is more of a job hub
Houston 2.00Channelview 0.72
Home values+42%
Homes cost more in Houston
Houston $277,800Channelview $195,900
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Houston

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Channelview$1,430/mo
Typical home $213K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.80% · or rent about $1,279/mo · Housing →
Houston$1,700/mo
Typical home $262K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.51% · or rent about $1,361/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Houston and Channelview.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Houston places higher on 13 of 20 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–ChannelviewNot graded D−HoustonSafer than 2% of U.S. towns
Schools
C−ChannelviewBetter than 22% of districts in the state C−HoustonBetter than 16% of districts in the state
Health
C−ChannelviewHealthier than 20% of U.S. towns C+HoustonHealthier than 38% of U.S. towns
6Channelview
13Houston

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #455#56 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #470#134 Most educatedPeople · 653 towns #477#165 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 180 towns #54#119 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #374#194 HealthiestHealth · 651 towns #452#306 Most affordableCost of living · 651 towns #277#421 Most activeHealth · 652 towns #423#283

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Channelview’s rankings →

Where they are

Channelview and Houston share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

ChannelviewHoustonChannelviewHouston
Channelview ↔ Houston16 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
7,715 Channelview residents work in Houston (46.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Channelview →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
ChannelviewHouston
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th80th
Outdoors & history
ChannelviewHouston
Trails1 mi440 mi
Conserved land0.7%10.5%
Settled—1836
National Register places—294
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—26
Community
ChannelviewHouston
Library hours a week—44 hrs
Colleges in town—20
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

ChannelviewHouston
People
Population 43,605Lowest 2,328,253Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +19.3%Highest TX: +15.9% +9.8%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 30.9±2.7Lowest 13% below TX 34.4±0.2Highest 3% below TX
Kids under 18 32.7%±2.9Highest TX: 25% 23.4%±0.3Lowest TX: 25%
Age 65+ 9.8%±1.1Lowest TX: 13.4% 12.3%±0.2Highest TX: 13.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.2%Lowest TX: 33.8% 36.6%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.7%±1.3Lowest TX: 6.2% 6.5%±0.2Highest TX: 6.2%
Houston and Channelview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,422±$7kLowest 18% below TX $64,813±$822Highest 17% below TX
Houston and Channelview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $195,900±$11kLowest 31% below TX $277,800±$3kHighest about the TX average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,279±$137Lowest 9% below TX $1,361±$8Highest about the TX average
Houston and Channelview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,518Lowest 17% below TX $4,198Highest about the TX average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.1%±7.9Lowest TX: 51.7% 54.1%±0.9Highest TX: 51.7%
Houston and Channelview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 20.3%Highest TX: 13.8% 19.9%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.2%Highest TX: 62.6% 42.1%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 3 yrs older than TX 1982Lowest 10 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 12% above TX 27 minLowest about the TX average
Work from home 6.7%±2.8Lowest TX: 14.4% 13%±0.3Highest TX: 14.4%
Work in townworking residents 6.2%Lowest 64.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Lowest 2.00Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (46%)Sugar Land (2%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 46% work in HoustonFew work in Channelview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 10.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 440.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 306Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 43.5Lowest 91.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #446 of 583 in TX#384 of 583 in TX
School district CHANNELVIEW ISDTEXANS CAN ACADEMIES · RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESS
High school in town Channelview H SElsik H S
Students per teacherat that high school 17.5Lowest 17.8Highest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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