CloverleafTXMap
Cloverleaf’s story
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Census counts: 17,317 in 1980, 24,100 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 7 maps from 1916 on.
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A town of 24,063.
Population
24,063
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$170K
Census ACS
Household income
$55K
median
Median age
30.3
years
Jobs based here
923
A commuter town
TownGrade
D
#470 of 640 in TX
Is Cloverleaf a good place to live?
Cloverleaf grades D overall, 470th of 640 graded towns in Texas, mostly because of health. Residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. In its favor, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 72% of U.S. towns. 35% of residents are under 18 in Cloverleaf, above both Texas’ towns (26%) and U.S. towns (22%). On hazard risk, just 85 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse.
What makes Cloverleaf stand out
Where Cloverleaf beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Cloverleaf for work
Where Cloverleaf’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
923jobs based in Cloverleaf
1%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Cloverleaf grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Cloverleaf is from typical.
HealthEast Houston Medical Center 1.9 miles awayDOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 9 of 20; 5.9% of households have no carB+Open →Jobs & income$55K median household incomeCOpen →SchoolsC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $170K, 2.1 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 94° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 30.3; 10% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 61 attractions →Daikin Park and 53 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cloverleaf. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaDaikin Park
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaReliant Stadium
6 mi LandmarkSan Jacinto Monument
12 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Center
14 mi MuseumRothko Chapel
11 mi Stadium & arenaShell Energy StadiumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Reliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · San Jacinto Monument: Tijuana Brass at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Toyota Center: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Rothko Chapel: Unknown, Public domain · Shell Energy Stadium: HDFC PR, CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting set up
Moving to Cloverleaf: who provides what
Cloverleaf is unincorporated, so Harris County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerEntergy Texas13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHarris County Wcid 36 water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHarris CountyHarris County provides services here
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereHarris County Early Voting ClerkHarris County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2026
ZIP code7701577015 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cloverleaf.
Cloverleaf has homes that are cheap against local pay and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Texas (mostly inland flooding).
HealthD
Cloverleaf’s grade for health is a D
39% of Cloverleaf adults worry about having enough food. Cloverleaf beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 23. 38% of Cloverleaf adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
8%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Cloverleaf | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 20% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 24% | 19% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 74% | 79% |
31 measures vs. Texas
1 better7 too close to call23 worse
| What stands out | Cloverleaf | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.3% | 6.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 38.9% | 19.3% |
East Houston Medical Center
1.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
12th
percentile among TX towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsC+
Cloverleaf’s schools rank behind 63% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Galena Park ISD. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
37%of TX districts it outscoresC+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,299 | B− |
| Accelerated Center for Education (ACE)Largest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 230 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
More than half of Cloverleaf’s working residents commute to Houston
Cloverleaf has 923 jobs for its 7,992 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Cloverleaf for work: only 1% work in town. 24% of residents live below the poverty line in Cloverleaf. Since 2013, Cloverleaf has lost 135 jobs, to 923 in 2023.
1%work in town
| Cloverleaf | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 4.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Cloverleaf1%
Houston52%
Pasadena4%
Channelview3%
Baytown2%
15 mi
median commute distance
923
jobs based in Cloverleaf
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
High risk in Cloverleaf, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of Texas towns, with expected losses of about $367 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Cloverleaf’s FEMA risk score is 78 of 100. Since 1979, 394 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cloverleaf.
78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHurricanes
394
paid flood claims since 1979
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Cloverleaf has mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 44.3°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.7°.
Cloverleaf has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Cloverleaf is 44°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
94°summer high
| Cloverleaf | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 44°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 93°F | 95°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter46–65°
Spring61–79°
Summer75–92°
Fall61–81°
Dec 25
typical first frost
Feb 2
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
94°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.3%conserved
| Cloverleaf | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
0.3%
conserved · 6 of 1,970 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northshore Rotary Park | 0.5 mi | 3 |
| 2. Cloverleaf Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HousingCost of living grade B−
Homes in Cloverleaf sell for about $256K
At 2.1 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 91% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living.
The median sale price was $256,000 in May 2026.
$256Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
61
days on market
100.9%
sale-to-list price
8
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cloverleaf
17pages on Cloverleaf
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
13 within 15 miles of the center of Cloverleaf
Texas Chiropractic College Foundation IncUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Pasadena8.1 miUniversity of HoustonUniversity or college · Public · Houston11.3 mi$9,717 in-state tuitionLee CollegeCommunity college · Public · Baytown11.9 mi$2,520 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Cloverleaf residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Cloverleaf
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Cloverleaf is a census-designated place (CDP) in east central Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 24,100 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- Area code
- 713
Cloverleaf’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Cloverleaf.
HoustonCloverleaf
How the neighbors grade
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverleaf | #470 | D | B− | — | C+ | D |
| Houston | #606 | D− | C− | D− | C− | C+ |
Cloverleaf reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Cloverleaf with a neighbor →
Questions about Cloverleaf
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cloverleaf, TX a good place to live?
Cloverleaf grades D overall, better than 12% of U.S. towns and #470 of 640 in Texas. It grades D for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Cloverleaf, TX expensive?
The typical home is worth about $170,000, 43% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.