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Moving to
Spring.
Spring 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 Spring
Spring is a large unincorporated community in Texas with home prices that remain within reach, household incomes running above the national average, a growing population, 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. Spring deals with rent well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and hot summers.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Higher-than-average incomes
- Growing population
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Rent well above the national average
- Above-average commute times
- Air quality concerns
- Hot summers
- Above-average rainfall
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Spring compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Spring
Based on Spring's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,422
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $68,440 a year
- 37% of Spring renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$46,300
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $23,150
- 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▲ 21% above US
$1,711/mo median rent
Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,711 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $231,500. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.
Median home value $231,500 · 37% 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
Spring 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▲ 30% above US
34 min average commute
Traffic is a real factor here. The 33.8 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; 11% 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▼ 29% below US
26% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 26%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
18 public schools inside the boundary
There are 18 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. 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 (67 miles away).
Bottom line
Spring's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,711/mo) equals 23% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes and anyone who doesn't drive.
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