Bellaire
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About Bellaire
Enclave city in Texas, United StatesBellaire 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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How Bellaire ranks
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Housing in Bellaire
The typical Bellaire home is worth about $1,177,000, up 3.8% in a year, 293% above the Texas typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Bellaire
Safety Grade C
Bellaire reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 72% report less.
Work & commute in Bellaire
Full picture →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.
Health in Bellaire
Health Grade A+
Healthier than 99% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 3 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Bellaire
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 93% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Bellaire
Full climate →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.
Schools in Bellaire
All Bellaire schools →School Grade C-
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 data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TX. Ratings are from neighbors.
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