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Moving to
Atascocita.
Atascocita 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 Atascocita
Atascocita is a large unincorporated community in Texas with household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Atascocita deals with rent well above the national average, long average commutes, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and hot summers.
The good
- Higher-than-average incomes
- Highly educated workforce
- Low student-teacher ratio
The not so good
- Rent well above the national average
- Long commutes
- Air quality concerns
- Hot summers
- Very rainy — 65" of rain per year
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Atascocita compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Atascocita
Based on Atascocita's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,698
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $73,960 a year
- 36% of Atascocita renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$61,480
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $30,740
- Homes cost 2.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▲ 31% above US
$1,849/mo median rent
Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,849 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $307,400. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $307,400 · 36% 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
Atascocita 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▲ 36% above US
35 min average commute
Traffic is a real factor here. The 35.4 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. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 43°F. It's a wet climate overall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforceNear US average
39% bachelor's degree or higher
Education levels run about average, with 39% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.
Schools
17 public schools inside the boundary
There are 17 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below 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 (56 miles away).
Bottom line
Atascocita's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and long average commutes. A year of median rent ($1,849/mo) equals 19% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget, people who dread long commutes, and anyone who doesn't drive.
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