Kingwood
Greater Houston, TX
Key Data
Every Kingwood figure below comes from a named public dataset, with the survey year and a link to the source table beside each value.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Median gross rent (ACS) | $1,797 | US Census ACS · 2023 |
| Median owner-occupied home value (ACS) | $301,206 | US Census ACS · 2023 |
| Median household income | $114,560 | US Census ACS · 2023 |
| Population | 146,515 | US Census ACS · 2023 |
Renting in Kingwood
The sourced median gross rent here is $1,797 per month (as of 2023). Renters dodge the parcel-level property-tax question but not flood diligence or commute reality, so both still apply. Where this fits against the other communities: the cost-of-living hub, and the budget sizer filters every covered community by a rent number you choose.
School District for Kingwood
Homes in Kingwood fall within Humble Independent School District. Sampling points about a mile apart across the community landed in that same district each time, though individual campus attendance zones still vary within any district.
| School district | Humble Independent School District | US Census TIGERweb School Districts · 2026 |
Census TIGERweb "Unified School Districts" point-in-polygon at the community centroid (30.019709, -95.186581); district GEOIDs [Humble Independent School District=4823910]. Sampled 5 points ~1mi apart: all fell in Humble Independent School District.
The Texas Education Agency's 2024-25 accountability rating for that district is HUMBLE ISD C (score 77). That is the DISTRICT's rating, an average across every campus in it, not a rating of the specific schools a given address is zoned to.
| District | TEA rating | Rated campuses | Campus grades within it |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUMBLE ISD | C | 50 | A:6 B:14 C:18 D:8 F:1 Not Rated:3 |
Campus grades are counts of individual schools at each letter, so a district rated B can contain both A and D campuses, so check the specific campuses an address is zoned to rather than reading the district letter as a description of them. Verify on txschools.gov · retrieved 2026-08-22
Walkability in Kingwood
Kingwood scores 7.2 on the EPA National Walkability Index (a 1–20 scale), with block groups across the community ranging from 4.2 to 8.8. The index is published per census block group, which is much smaller than Kingwood, so the the range matters as much as the midpoint, because parts of a community can be far more walkable than others.
| EPA walkability index (median of 5 samples) | 7.2 / 20 | EPA National Walkability Index |
| Observed range across the community | 4.2–8.8 | same source |
A US federal measure (public domain), sampled at the community centroid and four points about a mile out. This is not Walk Score and is not comparable to it.
How the Kingwood figures above were derived (and the spread they hide)
Kingwood is not a Census place, so each figure below is combined from the ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover it. Where the component ZCTAs differ widely, the single a blended number describes no single part of the area well; the per-ZCTA values are listed so you can see that rather than take the blend on trust.
- Median gross rent (ACS): pop-weighted average of ZCTA medians across 77339,77345,77346 (weights=B01003 pop; not a true pooled median); per-ZCTA: 77339=$1605, 77345=$2172, 77346=$1770
- Median owner-occupied home value (ACS): pop-weighted average of ZCTA medians across 77339,77345,77346 (weights=B01003 pop; not a true pooled median); per-ZCTA: 77339=$274900, 77345=$370000, 77346=$291200
- Median household income: pop-weighted average of ZCTA medians across 77339,77345,77346 (weights=B01003 pop; not a true pooled median); per-ZCTA: 77339=$84015, 77345=$156844, 77346=$116658
- Population: sum across 77339,77345,77346
Flood Zone in Kingwood
FEMA does not map Kingwood as one flood zone. Sampling points about a mile apart across the community returns different designations: AE, X, so whether flood insurance is federally required depends on the specific address, not on the neighborhood.
| FEMA flood zone (varies by address) | VARIES (AE, X) | FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer · 2026 |
FEMA NFHL point query at the community centroid (30.019709, -95.186581). FIRM panel 48201C. Verified by sampling 5 points ~1mi apart: they returned AE, X Check a specific address on the FEMA Map Service Center before relying on this. Kingwood spans multiple zones and a property two streets away can carry a different designation and a different insurance requirement. Full flood-map walkthrough →
Commute from Kingwood to Major Houston Job Centers
Kingwood sits 10 miles from United Airlines, its nearest major employer campus, and 40 miles from Daikin, its farthest. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates; the minute ranges are estimates, not measured drive times.
| Job center | Miles | Typical | Bad morning |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines · George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) | 10 | 21 min | 27 min |
| Halliburton · North Belt | 11 | 25 min | 31 min |
| ExxonMobil · Spring / The Woodlands | 16 | 36 min | 45 min |
| HPE · Spring Campus | 16 | 36 min | 45 min |
| Chevron · Downtown Houston | 21 | 47 min | 59 min |
| NRG Energy · Downtown Houston | 21 | 47 min | 59 min |
| Houston Methodist · Texas Medical Center | 25 | 55 min | 69 min |
| MD Anderson · Texas Medical Center | 25 | 56 min | 70 min |
| Memorial Hermann · Texas Medical Center & Memorial City | 25 | 54 min | 68 min |
| Devon Energy · Memorial City | 27 | 61 min | 76 min |
| Baker Hughes · Energy Corridor | 30 | 67 min | 84 min |
| ConocoPhillips · Energy Corridor | 31 | 68 min | 85 min |
| McDermott International · Energy Corridor | 31 | 68 min | 85 min |
| SLB · Dairy Ashford | 31 | 69 min | 86 min |
| Sysco · Enclave | 32 | 70 min | 88 min |
| NASA · Clear Lake | 33 | 73 min | 91 min |
| Daikin · Waller (Daikin Texas Technology Park) | 40 | 89 min | 112 min |
Method: great-circle distance between Kingwood and each campus, converted at ~45mph effective speed. Real I-10, 290 and 59 traffic can exceed the bad-morning column. Treat these as a shortlist filter, not a routing answer.