What it's like to live in Seabrook
Seabrook is a small city in Texas with household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, 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. Seabrook deals with commute times longer than most cities, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, hot summers, and very rainy.
The good
- Higher-than-average incomes
- Highly educated workforce
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Above-average commute times
- Air quality concerns
- Hot summers
- Very rainy — 60" of rain per year
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Seabrook compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Seabrook
Based on Seabrook's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,952
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $59,040 a year
- 42% of Seabrook renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$70,000
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $35,000
- Homes cost 3.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of livingNear US average
$1,476/mo median rent
Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,476 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $350,000. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.
Median home value $350,000 · 42% 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▼ 25% below US
249 violent crimes per 100k
Pretty safe, all things considered. Violent crime sits below the national average, nothing alarming, just ordinary city-life awareness.
Property crime 1222/100k · Seabrook Police Department · 2025 data
Getting around▲ 10% above US
29 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 28.7 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; 13% 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 48°F. It's a wet climate overall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▲ 13% above US
41% bachelor's degree or higher
The population is well-educated, with 41% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.
Schools
2 public schools inside the boundary
There are 2 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 (71 miles away).
Bottom line
Seabrook's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are commute times longer than most cities and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($1,476/mo) equals 17% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit college-educated professionals.
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