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Moving to
Aldine.
Aldine is an unincorporated community in Harris County, TX. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Aldine
Aldine is an unincorporated community in Texas with home prices that remain within reach and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Aldine deals with household incomes below the national average, commute times longer than most cities, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and college degree attainment below the national average.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Below-average household incomes
- Above-average commute times
- Air quality concerns
- Low college degree attainment
- High poverty rate
- High rent burden for renters
How Aldine compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Aldine
Based on Aldine's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,856
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $57,120 a year
- 67% of Aldine renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$20,640
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $10,320
- Homes cost 2.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of livingNear US average
$1,428/mo median rent
Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,428 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $103,200. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.
Median home value $103,200 · 67% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.5% county unemployment
Unemployment in Harris County is 4.5%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Harris County (county-wide)
Safety
316 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Aldine doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Harris County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs close to the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 1362/100k · Policed by Harris County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting around▲ 16% above US
30 min average commute
Traffic is a real factor here. The 30.1 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 10% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 94°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 46°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 84% below US
6% bachelor's degree or higher
This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.
Schools
10 public schools inside the boundary
There are 10 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1, close to the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Big Thicket National Preserve (69 miles away).
Bottom line
Aldine's strongest point is home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,428/mo) equals 39% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.
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