Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
League City is a city of 119,905, and it grades B+ overall, 84th of 640 graded towns in Texas. The median household earns $121K and residents are healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The trade-offs: the typical home is worth about $373K, 4.5 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household income, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 75% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. League City’s January low is 45°F, above both the Texas town median (37°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). League City is home to Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus. League City's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns.
Where League City beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell El | PK–5 | 791 |
| Sandra Mossman El | PK–5 | 789 |
| Louis G Lobit El | PK–3 | 774 |
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus | 65 |
83,560 counted in 2010 and 114,392 in 2020; an estimated 119,905 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far League City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,341 in 1950, 114,392 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 7 maps from 1916 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in League City, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in League City.
League City has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, fares better on crime within Texas than nationally and has less tooth loss than most of Texas.
Its widest gap with Texas is tooth loss: 6.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.5% statewide.
20% of adults binge drink in League City. League City beats the Texas average on 18 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in League City.
| League City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | League City | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.7% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 6.8% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Clear Creek ISD. Three of its 30 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| League City IntLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,046 | A+ |
| Clear Springs H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,668 | A |
| I W and Eleanor Hyde ElTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 600 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
21 miles of trail in 19 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Challenger 7 Memorial Park, 290 acres with 2.5 miles of trail.
| League City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Challenger 7 Memorial Park | 2.5 mi | 290 |
| 2. Walter Hall Park | 2.2 mi | 77 |
| 3. Hometown Heroes Park | 2.1 mi | 74 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here grew from 21,368 in 2013 to 29,812.
Most working residents leave League City for work: only 12% work in town. League City’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Since 2013, League City has added 8,444 jobs, to 29,812 in 2023.
| League City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 15% | 9.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
4,320 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 341 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1979, 4,320 flood insurance claims have been paid out in League City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median rent in League City is $1,684 a month. The typical League City home is worth about $373,000, up 0.9% in a year, 26% above the Texas typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Houston Nwso weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 317 days, longer than in 96% of U.S. towns. January nights average 45.1°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.4°.
League City has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 15.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 73% of Texas’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 1,544 to 1,332 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around League City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaReliant Stadium
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaDaikin Park
4 mi MuseumSpace Center Houston
24 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Center
24 mi MuseumRothko Chapel
18 mi LandmarkSan Jacinto MonumentReliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Space Center Houston: Shujianyang, CC BY 4.0 · Toyota Center: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Rothko Chapel: Unknown, Public domain · San Jacinto Monument: Tijuana Brass at English Wikipedia, Public domain
6 within 15 miles of the center of League City
About 6 of every 100 League City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
5 notable people were born in League City.
City in Texas, United States
League City is a city primarily in Galveston County, Texas, United States. It has a small portion north of Clear Creek within Harris County zoned for residential and commercial uses. The population was 114,392 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Greater Houston metropolitan area. League City is home to several waterside resorts, such as South Shore Harbor Resort and Conference Center and Waterford Harbor and Yacht Club Marina, popular with residents of nearby Houston. Between 2000 and 2005, League City surpassed Galveston as Galveston County's largest city.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
9 towns share a border with League City.
Dickinson next door grades lower for schools (C+ to League City’s A−) and higher for cost of living (C+ to D).
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League City | #84 | B+ | D | B | A− | A |
| Webster | #357 | C− | D | D− | A− | A− |
| Nassau Bay | #126 | B | D | C+ | A− | A− |
| Friendswood | #30 | A− | D | A− | A− | A |
| Dickinson | #325 | C | C+ | B− | C+ | C |
| Clear Lake Shores | — | — | D | — | A− | A− |
| Texas City | #520 | D | C+ | C− | C | C− |
| Kemah | #355 | C− | D | D | A− | B+ |
Clear Lake Shores has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Clear Lake Shores reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare League City with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. League City grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #84 of 640 in Texas. It grades A for health, B for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
5 notable people were born here, including Jarred Cosart and Chase Ortiz.
