BellaireTX
A town of 17,206, settled in 1918. A typical home worth about $1.18M.
What makes Bellaire stand out
The 3 things Bellaire does most differently from other towns.
Every workday, about 14,111 people come to Bellaire for work
Where Bellaire’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Bellaire’s report card
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A typical Bellaire home is worth about $1.18M
The typical Bellaire home is worth about $1,177,000, up 3.8% in a year, 293% above the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
2.7% of Bellaire is conserved land
1.4 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Evelyn’s Park | 0.6 mi | 5 |
| 2. Russ Pitman Park | 0.5 mi | 5 |
| 3. Bellaire Park | 0.2 mi | 4 |
Most working residents commute out of Bellaire
Most working residents leave Bellaire for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Houston (69%), Sugar Land (2%) and Austin (1%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
Where working residents work
Bellaire’s public schools outperform 16% of Texas districts
The public schools Bellaire’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolter El | PK–5 | 771 | A+ |
| Horn El | PK–5 | 750 | A+ |
| Condit El | PK–5 | 730 | A− |
| Veritas Christian Academy of Houston Private | PK–8 | 185 | |
| Faith Lutheran Day School Private | PK–K | 36 | |
| Pin Oak Middle | 6–8 | 1,253 | A |
Healthier than 99% of U.S. towns
Bellaire beats the Texas average on 21 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Bellaire | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 19.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.8% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.4% | 6.1% |
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 93% of U.S. communities.
Less crime per resident than 28% of U.S. towns
Bellaire reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 72% report less.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Mild winters, hot summers
Bellaire has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 44°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
About Bellaire
Enclave city in Texas, United States
Bellaire is a city in southwestern Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Bellaire had a population of 17,202. It is surrounded by the cities of Houston and West University Place. Bellaire is known as the "City of Homes", owing to its mostly residential character; but it has offices along the I-610 Loop within the city limits. Bellaire has two public elementary schools, one public middle school, one public high school, and one public library in the city limits, as well as three private K-12 schools. The municipality also has a bus transit center and multiple public bus routes; formerly it was on a streetcar line.
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- Established
- 1918
- Population
- 17,202
- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 43 ft
- ZIP code
- 77401, 77402