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29.98° N · 95.19° W · GEOID 4804462

Atascocita

Harris County, Texas · part of the Houston, TX metro

TexasAtascocita, TXAtascocitaAtascocita

The short answer

Atascocita is home to 99,354 people. Median household income is $118,226 a year and median rent is $1,849 a month, 18.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $307,400, about 2.6x annual median household income.

Atascocita stands out on how people work. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 240 hours a year commuting, more than in 95% of places its size. Also notable: OpenStreetMap shows 0.2 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 99% of places its size.

56OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Atascocita scores better than 56% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 139th of 407 in Texas.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%76
Economy 20%67
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%23
Education 10%64
Commute 10%6
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,849
35% above the median place
Median household income
$118,226
47% above the median place
Median home value
$307,400
4% below the median place
Unemployment
4.8%
2% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Atascocita

  • HousingThe median home costs 2.6 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 95% of the 530 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.
  • HousingHalf the homes were built after 2006, newer housing than in 95% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Atascocita

Harris County loses about 5.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in164,963
Moved out186,178
Net−21,215

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Fort Bend County, TX21,45829,268−7,810
Montgomery County, TX13,36525,206−11,841
Brazoria County, TX6,3179,828−3,511
Galveston County, TX6,0428,050−2,008
Travis County, TX3,3024,282−980
Dallas County, TX3,1063,309−203
Bexar County, TX2,8813,032−151

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$75K
Leavers$83K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Harris County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Harris County report $75,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $83,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$74,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,849 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,306 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $307,400.
Getting to work
35 minutes each way on average; 12.3% work from home; 2.0% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Evans, GA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.5%
21% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.8%
10% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
-5.7
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureAtascocitaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.5%21% below
Moved from another state11.8%10% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-5.7below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$74,9596% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$83,26918% above
02

What it costs to live here

38% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 97% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track.

Atascocita18.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$73,960
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.8%
8% below the median place
Home price to income
2.6x
32% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$98,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Atascocita, $1,849 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Atascocita, but easier on the budget

Places that match Atascocita on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Evans, GA8415.5% vs 18.8%$11,200Compare

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Median year built1
2006
1% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
37.8%
25% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.8%
101% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureAtascocitaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,84935% above
Rent to income118.8%8% below
Property tax rate11.8%101% above
Home price to income12.6x32% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.62% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,4977% below
Property tax paid (median)1$5,62772% above
Median home value1$307,4004% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.6%81% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure30.7%40% below
Homeownership182.5%24% above
Renters paying 30%+137.8%25% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,30623% above
Vacant homes13.8%46% below
Median year built120061% above
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 0 bus and rail stops per square mile, fewer than in 95% of the 530 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places we track.

Mean commute1
35 min
42% above the median place
Median household income1
$118,226
47% above the median place
Poverty rate1
7.4%
31% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$44,700 +12%
Unemployment4.8% −2%
Works from home12.3% −1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureAtascocitaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$118,22647% above
Income per person1$44,70012% above
Unemployment14.8%2% below
Average annual pay5County figure$91,49139% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs5County figure2,458,604above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate17.4%31% below
Mean commute135 min42% above
Works from home112.3%1% below
Commutes by transit1County figure2.0%139% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 97.4%, 6% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
97.4%
6% above the median place
Household size1
3.0
18% above the median place
Median age1
35.1
10% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance9.0% +41%
Bachelor's or higher38.9% +21%
High school or higher93.6% +1%
Born abroad10.8% +22%
All 8 people measures
MeasureAtascocitaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population199,354353rd largest
Median age135.110% below
Bachelor's or higher138.9%21% above
High school or higher193.6%1% above
Household size13.018% above
Born abroad110.8%22% above
No health insurance19.0%41% above
Homes with broadband197.4%6% above
05

Life in Atascocita

The nearest National Park Service site is Big Thicket National Preserve, about 67 miles away.

311 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents8.6 −16%
Playgrounds per 10k5.6 −40%
Grocery stores per 10k0.2 −91%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1.4 −87%
Libraries per 10k0.3 −66%
Named paths and bike trails3 km +65%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Big Thicket National Preserve 67 miles
  • El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail 153 miles
  • Waco Mammoth National Monument 163 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.7 −0%
Shops28.1 −7%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.7 −34%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.5 +11%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
66.7
117% above the median place
Public school students11
885,618
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
1,167
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureAtascocitaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure1,167above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure885,618above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure15.51% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure20.70% below
Shops per 10k7County figure28.17% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.734% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure22.511% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k88.616% below
Playgrounds per 10k85.640% below
Grocery stores per 10k80.291% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k81.487% below
Libraries per 10k80.366% below
Named paths and bike trails83.365% above
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site966.7117% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles90below (median 2)
National Register listings10County figure311above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 100.0, 23% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Atascocita. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk13
100.0
23% above the median place
Hurricane risk13
100.0
42% above the median place
Natural hazard risk13
99.9
8% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureAtascocitaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure93°F7% above
January average low12County figure44°F73% above
Average temperature12County figure70°F27% above
Annual precipitation12County figure53.5 in22% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure99.98% above
Hurricane risk13County figure100.042% above
Tornado risk13County figure100.023% above
Wildfire risk13County figure85.440% above
Heat wave risk13County figure99.711% above
Median air quality index14County figure6244% above
Good air days14County figure11.0%84% below
08

Atascocita in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Atascocita does better than 74% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 61%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,849/mo (2024)$2,360/mo$1,940 to $2,880/mo+4.2%
Median household income$118,226 (2024)$148,500$125,500 to $176,000+3.9%
Median home value$307,400 (2024)$444,000$322,000 to $612,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 3.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Atascocita

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
California, MD$1,927$119,855Compare
Krum, TX$1,974$124,405Compare
Otsego, MN$1,765$119,927Compare
Cottage Grove, MN$1,783$120,791Compare
Cottage Grove, MNOtsego, MNKrum, TXCalifornia, MDAtascocita, TXAtascocitaCaliforniaKrumOtsegoCottage GroveAtascocitaCaliforniaKrumOtsegoCottage Grove

Places built like Atascocita

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Atascocita performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Atascocita, TX18.8%3.3%/yrn/a
Mansfield, TX19.4%4.0%/yr16.3%Compare
Pearland, TX18.8%2.6%/yr1.8%Compare
League City, TX16.7%2.1%/yr4.9%Compare
Burleson, TX21.5%3.3%/yr19.4%Compare
Midlothian, TX19.1%5.8%/yr33.1%Compare
Schertz, TX19.9%2.8%/yr9.1%Compare

Common questions

Is Atascocita a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 56 out of 100, better than 56% of the places we rate and 139th of 407 in Texas. The median home costs 2.6 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 95% of the 530 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track. Half the homes were built after 2006, newer housing than in 95% of the 529 places of 50,000 to 100,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 96 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Atascocita expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $307,400.

What salary do you need to live in Atascocita?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $73,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Atascocita?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are California, MD, Krum, TX, Otsego, MN and Cottage Grove, MN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Atascocita with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Atascocita itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/atascocita-texas

Citytistics. “Atascocita, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/atascocita-texas/

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