Name: Southside Place, TX statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Southside Place

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

Liberty County, TX6,072

Bexar County, TX2,8813,032−151

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals

53%46%

Leavers

67%32%

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: 9.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.5% 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: $74,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,856 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $1,699,100.
Getting to work: 20 minutes each way on average; 21.1% work from home; 2.0% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Larchmont, NY matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
9.3%
61% above the median place
Moved from another state1
3.5%
79% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-5.7
below the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Southside Place	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	9.3%	61% above
Moved from another state1	3.5%	79% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-5.7	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$74,959	6% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$83,269	18% above

What it costs to live here

Median home value is $1,699,100, above the median place (median $319,400).

Southside Place13.7%

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

$74,240

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

13.7%

33% below the median place

Home price to income

10.4x

174% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

14%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$144,400

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Southside Place, $1,856 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 Southside Place, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Hingham, MA	7.0% vs 13.7%	$46,900	Compare

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Median home value1
$1,699,100
above the median place (median $319,400)
Median year built1
2011
2% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place

All 14 cost and housing measures

Measure	Southside Place	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,856	36% above
Rent to income1	13.7%	33% below
Home price to income1	10.4x	174% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	98.6	2% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,497	7% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$10,001	206% above
Median home value1	$1,699,100	above (median $319,400)
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	0.6%	81% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	30.7%	40% below
Homeownership1	52.6%	21% below
Renters paying 30%+1	39.8%	21% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$4,001	114% above
Vacant homes1County figure	8.4%	19% above
Median year built1	2011	2% above

Work and pay

Income per person is $136,212, 240% above the median place.

Income per person1
$136,212
240% above the median place
Median household income1
$162,885
103% above the median place
Poverty rate1
5.0%
54% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Southside Place	Vs median
Median household income1	$162,885	103% above
Income per person1	$136,212	240% above
Unemployment1County figure	6.7%	38% above
Average annual pay5County figure	$91,491	39% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	3.3%	11% below
Jobs5County figure	2,458,604	above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate1	5.0%	54% below
Mean commute1	20 min	20% below
Works from home1	21.1%	69% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	2.0%	139% above

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 87.5%, 173% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
87.5%
173% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
99.6%
8% above the median place
High school or higher1
98.3%
6% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad16.8% +90%

Median age38.4 −2%

Household size2.5 −1%

All 9 people measures

Measure	Southside Place	Vs median
Population1	1,706	6646th largest
Population change since 20206	5.1%	343% above
Median age1	38.4	2% below
Bachelor's or higher1	87.5%	173% above
High school or higher1	98.3%	6% above
Household size1	2.5	1% below
Born abroad1	16.8%	90% above
No health insurance1County figure	20.9%	227% above
Homes with broadband1	99.6%	8% above

Life in Southside Place

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents23.4 2.3×

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k17.6 +58%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails1 km −50%

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.

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.

Public school students12
885,618
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
1,167
above the median place (median 9)
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.7
34% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Southside Place	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	1,167	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	885,618	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	15.5	1% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	20.7	0% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	28.1	7% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	2.7	34% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	22.5	11% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	2.1	9% below
Parks per 10k9	23.4	131% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	17.6	58% above
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	1.0	50% below
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure	311	above (median 13)

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 0, below the median place (median 192).

Violent crime per 100k

below the median place (median 192)

Property crime per 100k

1,193

2% below the median place

Months reported

12 of 12

by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Tornado risk14
100.0
23% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
100.0
42% above the median place
Natural hazard risk14
99.9
8% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Southside Place	Vs median
July average high13County figure	93°F	7% above
January average low13County figure	44°F	73% above
Average temperature13County figure	70°F	27% above
Annual precipitation13County figure	53.5 in	22% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure	99.9	8% above
Hurricane risk14County figure	100.0	42% above
Tornado risk14County figure	100.0	23% above
Wildfire risk14County figure	85.4	40% above
Heat wave risk14County figure	99.7	11% above
Median air quality index15County figure	62	44% above
Good air days15County figure	11.0%	84% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 63.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Down 34.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 8.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Up 5.2% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$144,300

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 94% of places

Pay vs rent

-18.6 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 0% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Southside Place in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, up from 14% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,856/mo (2024)	$2,420/mo	$1,980 to $2,940/mo	+4.5%
Median household income	$162,885 (2024)	$193,500	$163,500 to $229,000	+2.9%
Median home value	$1,699,100 (2024)	$2,290,000	$1,662,000 to $3,154,000	+5.1%
Population	1,916 (2025)	1,990	1,900 to 2,070	+0.7%

The median home would be worth 11.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 10.4 now.

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

Places like Southside Place

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

Place	Rent	Income
Larchmont, NY	$2,093	$167,536	Compare
Lawrence, NY	$1,943	$170,000	Compare
South Pasadena, CA	$2,284	$127,175	Compare
Manhasset, NY	$1,622	$165,932	Compare

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Common questions

Is Southside Place a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 10.4% a year while household income rose -8.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 415 Texas places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $2,145 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 413 Texas places. On cost, space and class size it scores 48 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Southside Place expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.7% 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 $1,699,100.

What salary do you need to live in Southside Place?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $74,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Southside Place safe?

There were 0 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Southside Place?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Larchmont, NY, Lawrence, NY, South Pasadena, CA and Manhasset, NY.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

Citytistics. “Southside Place, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/southside-place-texas/

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