Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Spring Valley Village grades B+ overall, 95th of 640 graded towns in Texas. The median household earns $245K. It is among the healthiest towns in the country on CDC estimates. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $1.2 million for a typical one and 14.1 times the Houston metro’s $82K median household income. 87% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Spring Valley Village, above both Texas’ towns (23%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 98 of Texas’ 999 towns score higher on walkability. Spring Valley Village's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 99% of U.S. towns.
Where Spring Valley Village beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Spring Valley Village | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5% | 19.3% |
3,715 counted in 2010 and 4,229 in 2020; an estimated 4,402 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 Spring Valley Village is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 6%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,004 in 1960, 4,229 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2017 and 4 maps from 1915 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spring Valley Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaReliant Stadium
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaDaikin Park
7 mi MuseumRothko Chapel
9 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Center
10 mi Stadium & arenaShell Energy Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaTDECU StadiumReliant 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 · Shell Energy Stadium: HDFC PR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TDECU Stadium: Brian Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring Valley Village, 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 Spring Valley Village.
Spring Valley Village is among the three healthiest towns in Texas, draws workers from Houston and beyond and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
Two of its 5 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The public schools here belong to Spring Branch ISD. Public school enrollment in Spring Valley Village: 680 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone AcademyLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 423 | A+ |
| Academy of ChoiceLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
It ranks #3 of the 641 Texas towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with Texas is food insecurity: 5% of its 3,027 adults worry about having enough food, against 19.3% statewide.
8.6% of Spring Valley Village adults report frequent physical distress. Among 641 Texas towns, just 9 have a lower share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Spring Valley Village. Against the Texas average, Spring Valley Village comes out ahead on 25 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 1.
| Spring Valley Village | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Spring Valley Village | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5% | 19.3% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.7% | 12.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3,584 jobs are based in Spring Valley Village, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Spring Valley Village for work: only 3% work in town. The share of residents in Spring Valley Village who live below the poverty line: 1%. This Texas town had 3,584 jobs in 2023, up 801 from 2013. Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles.
| Spring Valley Village | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $245,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
81 flood insurance claims have been paid in Spring Valley Village since 1981. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 70% of U.S. communities. 53% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 24%. Federal aid has come to Spring Valley Village households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 43.7°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 93.8°.
The January low for Spring Valley Village comes to 44°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Spring Valley Village | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 44°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 94°F | 95°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Across 1 park or preserve: 0.6 miles of trail. One park or preserve covers 5 acres in Spring Valley Village. Also worth knowing: the town’s density of trails stands at 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Spring Valley Village | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Spring Valley Village City Park | 0.5 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 14.1 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 98% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
97% of households are owner-occupiers in Spring Valley Village.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
20 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Valley Village
About 2 of every 100 Spring Valley Village residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Where Spring Valley Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Texas, United States
Spring Valley Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, and an enclave of Houston. The population was 4,229 at the 2020 U.S. census.
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3 towns share a border with Spring Valley Village.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley Village | #95 | B+ | D | — | B− | A+ |
| Hilshire Village | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hedwig Village | — | — | D | D | B− | A+ |
| Hunters Creek Village | #143 | B | D− | — | B− | A+ |
Hedwig Village has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Spring Valley Village and Hunters Creek Village report no FBI crime data of their own. Hilshire Village isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Spring Valley Village with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Spring Valley Village grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #95 of 640 in Texas. It grades A+ for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,157,000, 290% 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.
