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Southside PlaceTX
A town of 1,916.
1 bordering townMap →
Photo: WhisperToMe at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Population
1,916
2025 Census estimate · +5.1% since 2020
Median home value
$1.7M
Census ACS
Household income
$163K
median
Median age
38.4
years
Jobs based here
997
Balanced
Is Southside Place a good place to live?
Southside Place’s best subject grades are an A+ for health, incomes, and walkability; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. 88% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Southside Place, against 23% in Texas’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. No town in Texas scores higher than Southside Place on health. The typical home is worth about $1.7 million, 20.7 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household income. Southside Place has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Southside Place stand out
Where Southside Place beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
31 measures vs. Texas
24 better6 too close to call1 worse
| Widest gap | Southside Place | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 19.1% |
HealthA+
Healthier than 99% of U.S. towns
Beats TX on 24 of 31 CDC measures, trails it on 1
Less healthyHealthier
CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.
WalkabilityA+
More walkable than 97% of U.S. towns
6.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transit
EPA National Walkability Index; Census ACS.
Worth knowing · Natural hazardsD
Inland flooding and hurricanes at the top
FEMA National Risk Index.
How Southside Place grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Southside Place is from typical.
HealthAmong the healthiest U.S. towns; Texas Orthopedic Hospital 1.7 miles awayA+Open →Jobs & income$163K median household incomeA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 14.6 of 20; 4.8% of households have no carA+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listDOpen →Cost of livingDOpen →SchoolsBehind 77% of Texas districts on tests and graduationC−Open →SafetyBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0 miles of trails; 1% conserved landB−Open →History1 notable person born hereC−Open →Civic life3.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 62 attractions →Reliant Stadium and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Southside Place. Close and well known come first.
Big draw2 mi Stadium & arenaReliant Stadium
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaDaikin Park
3 mi MuseumRothko Chapel
5 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Center
5 mi Stadium & arenaTDECU Stadium
6 mi Stadium & arenaShell Energy StadiumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Reliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Rothko Chapel: Unknown, Public domain · Toyota Center: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · TDECU Stadium: Brian Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Shell Energy Stadium: HDFC PR, CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Southside Place: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Southside Place, and how to reach them.
PowerEntergy Texas13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Southside Place water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offWestpark Consumer Recycling Center, 3 miOpenStreetMap
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 codes77005, 7702577005 64% · 77025 36%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 Southside Place.
HealthA+
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, fewer of Southside Place’s adults say their health is fair or poor
8.9% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Southside Place, below both the Texas town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (19%). 12% of adults report frequent mental distress in Southside Place. Of the 642 Texas towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Southside Place.
99%healthier than U.S. townsA+Health Grade
| Southside Place | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 24% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 5.3% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 7.5% | 15% | 14% |
31 measures vs. Texas
24 better6 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Southside Place | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.2% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 6.1% |
Texas Orthopedic Hospital
1.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
The FEMA risk score in Southside Place is higher than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
The FEMA risk score in Southside Place is 91 of 100. Since 1979, 27 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Southside Place.
91risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes
27
paid flood claims since 1979
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Southside Place, expect mild winters and hot summers
Southside Place has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Southside Place’s July high is 94°F.
94°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter46–66°
Spring60–80°
Summer74–93°
Fall61–81°
Dec 25
typical first frost
Feb 2
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
94°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+
About two in three of Southside Place’s working residents commute to Houston
Most working residents leave Southside Place for work: only 2% work in town. 5% of Southside Place residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Southside Place fell to 997 in 2023, 947 fewer than in 2013.
2%work in town
| Southside Place | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $163,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Southside Place2%
Houston68%
Sugar Land2%
Austin1%
Bellaire1%
6 mi
median commute distance
997
jobs based in Southside Place
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
A+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SafetyB
Southside Place reports less crime per resident than 61% of U.S. towns
Only 6 of the 489 Texas towns we compare have a lower violent crime rate than Southside Place.
61%of U.S. towns report more crimeBSafety Grade
| Southside Place | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.9 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Southside Place0
Texas3.5
U.S.3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Southside Place11.9
Texas18.1
U.S.15.5
61st
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
0
violent crimes reported in 2025
23
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
OutdoorsB−
Southside Place has set aside 1.3% of its land for conservation
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
1.3%conserved
| Southside Place | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1.3%
conserved · 2 of 161 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fire Truck Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HousingCost of living grade D
Homes in Southside Place sell for about $785K
$785Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Southside Place
20pages on Southside Place
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
18 within 15 miles of the center of Southside Place
The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonUniversity or college · Public · Houston2 miRice UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Houston2.1 mi$64,144 tuitionThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterUniversity or college · Public · Houston2.3 mi
About 10 of every 100 Southside Place residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Southside Place
City in Texas, United States
Southside Place is a city in west central Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,835 at the 2020 census. As of the 2000 census, Southside Place is the 13th wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income. Southside Place functions as a bedroom community for upper-middle- and upper-class families. Many businesses are located in Southside Place; all are along Bellaire Boulevard. The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Southside Place addresses; "Southside Place, TX" is not an acceptable postal city name for mail addressed to locations in the city.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 49 ft
- Area code
- 713
Southside Place’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Southside Place.
West University PlaceSouthside Place
How the neighbors grade
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Place | — | — | D | B | C− | A+ |
| West University Place | #148 | B | D | B+ | C− | A+ |
Southside Place has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Compare Southside Place with a neighbor →
Questions about Southside Place
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Southside Place, TX expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,699,000, 473% above 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 D.