What it's like to live in Deer Park
Deer Park is a small city in Texas with home prices that remain within reach, household incomes running above the national average, crime rates well below the national average, 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. Deer Park deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, hot summers, and above-average rainfall.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Higher-than-average incomes
- Low crime rates
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Air quality concerns
- High rent burden for renters
- Hot summers
- Above-average rainfall
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Deer Park compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Deer Park
Based on Deer Park's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,636
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $52,720 a year
- 61% of Deer Park renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$52,920
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $26,460
- Homes cost 2.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of livingNear US average
$1,318/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,318 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $264,600. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $264,600 · 61% of renters cost-burdened
Job market▲ 12% above US
4.8% unemployment
Unemployment here is 4.8%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route.
City-level (BLS)
Safety▼ 70% below US
99 violent crimes per 100k
Safety is genuinely one of the selling points here. Both violent and property crime run well below the national average, the kind of numbers that fade into the background after a week of living somewhere.
Property crime 1028/100k · Deer Park Police Department · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
24 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 24.2 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 9% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 92°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 48°F. It's a wet climate overall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 26% below US
27% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 27%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
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
Deer Park's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin. A year of median rent ($1,318/mo) equals 16% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit anyone prioritizing low crime. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.
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