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29.79° N · 95.18° W · GEOID 4815628

Cloverleaf

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

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The short answer

Cloverleaf is home to 24,063 people. Median household income is $54,994 a year and median rent is $1,155 a month, 25.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $169,600, about 3.1x annual median household income.

The story in Cloverleaf is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 20.7% to 25.2% of income. Also notable: After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $42,200 a year, less than in 90% of places its size.

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CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Cloverleaf scores better than 1% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 402nd of 407 in Texas.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%46
Economy 20%16
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%1
Education 10%2
Commute 10%29
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
$1,155
15% below the median place
Median household income
$54,994
32% below the median place
Median home value
$169,600
47% below the median place
Unemployment
7.5%
53% above 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 Cloverleaf

  • Life nearbyOpenStreetMap shows 1.7 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Cloverleaf

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
2.5% 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
$46,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,155 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,746 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $169,600.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 4.5% work from home; 2.0% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Shafter, CA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
2.5%
56% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
-5.7
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out6
$83,269
18% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCloverleafAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year12.5%56% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.8%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
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What it costs to live here

Median home value is $169,600, 47% below the median place.

Cloverleaf25.2%
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
$46,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
25.2%
24% above the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
19% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
25%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$42,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Cloverleaf, $1,155 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 Cloverleaf, but easier on the budget

Places that match Cloverleaf 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
Shafter, CA8721.1% vs 25.2%$12,300Compare
Sanger, CA8618.7% vs 25.2%$18,700Compare
Eagle Pass, TX8418.5% vs 25.2%$9,600Compare
Coachella, CA8420.0% vs 25.2%$11,700Compare

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Median home value1
$169,600
47% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.4%
58% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
55.7%
10% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureCloverleafAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,15515% below
Rent to income125.2%24% above
Property tax rate11.4%58% above
Home price to income13.1x19% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.62% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,4977% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,43425% below
Median home value1$169,60047% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.6%81% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure30.7%40% below
Homeownership162.4%6% below
Renters paying 30%+155.7%10% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7467% below
Vacant homes18.5%21% above
Median year built119790% above
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $21,293, 47% below the median place.

Income per person1
$21,293
47% below the median place
Works from home1
4.5%
64% below the median place
Poverty rate1
24.0%
123% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment7.5% +53%
Median household income$54,994 −32%
Mean commute29 min +15%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCloverleafAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$54,99432% below
Income per person1$21,29347% below
Unemployment17.5%53% above
Average annual pay5County figure$91,49139% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs5County figure2,458,604above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate124.0%123% above
Mean commute129 min15% above
Works from home14.5%64% below
Commutes by transit1County figure2.0%139% above
04

Who lives here

10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 98% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

No health insurance1
32.5%
above the median place (median 6.4%)
High school or higher1
64.0%
31% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
9.8%
70% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.5 +41%
Median age30.3 −22%
Born abroad35.4% 4.0×
Homes with broadband94.0% +2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureCloverleafAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population124,0631944th largest
Median age130.322% below
Bachelor's or higher19.8%70% below
High school or higher164.0%31% below
Household size13.541% above
Born abroad135.4%300% above
No health insurance132.5%above (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband194.0%2% above
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Life in Cloverleaf

OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places we track.

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 residents1.7 −84%
Playgrounds per 10k5.0 −47%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
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 70 miles
  • El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail 158 miles
  • Waco Mammoth National Monument 173 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
69.5
126% 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
MeasureCloverleafAmong 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 10k81.784% below
Playgrounds per 10k85.047% below
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site969.5126% 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 Cloverleaf. 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
MeasureCloverleafAmong 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

Cloverleaf in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 26% of the median income in 2030, up from 25% 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, Cloverleaf does better than 44% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 56%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,155/mo (2024)$1,480/mo$1,220 to $1,810/mo+4.3%
Median household income$54,994 (2024)$69,000$58,000 to $81,500+3.8%
Median home value$169,600 (2024)$244,000$177,000 to $336,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 3.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

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

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Places like Cloverleaf

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

PlaceRentIncome
South Houston, TX$1,212$53,497Compare
Mojave, CA$1,214$55,660Compare
Hudson, TX$1,114$46,406Compare
East Niles, CA$1,250$55,124Compare
East Niles, CAHudson, TXMojave, CASouth Houston, TXCloverleaf, TXCloverleafSouth HoustonMojaveHudsonEast NilesCloverleafSouth HoustonMojaveHudson

Places built like Cloverleaf

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 Cloverleaf performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Cloverleaf, TX25.2%1.7%/yrn/a
Channelview, TX23.8%0.3%/yrn/aCompare
South Houston, TX27.2%3.1%/yr1.4%Compare
Guymon, OK17.7%2.5%/yr-5.6%Compare
Wasco, CA25.3%5.7%/yr-1.9%Compare
Bay Point, CA30.0%4.9%/yrn/aCompare
Eagle Pass, TX18.5%5.9%/yr2.5%Compare

Common questions

Is Cloverleaf a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 1 out of 100, better than 1% of the places we rate and 402nd of 407 in Texas. OpenStreetMap shows 1.7 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 45 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Cloverleaf expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 25.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $169,600.

What salary do you need to live in Cloverleaf?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $46,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Cloverleaf?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are South Houston, TX, Mojave, CA, Hudson, TX and East Niles, CA.

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

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

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.