135 Harris-Houston
Trend 2002-2008 Quality of Life Index

 

 Transitioning

 

Increasing Variables 1
No Change Variables 5
Decreasing Variables 8

Profile  NSA  City
Population 7,610  686,291
Youth Population 1,847  174,650
Number of Housing Units 2,751  295,624
Area (Acres) 2,621  183,674
Median Household Income $50,776  $47,620
Average House Value $120,998  $207,627
Number of Organizations 3  N/A
Unemployment Index Medium  N/A
Variable

NSA 

Value

City Value

Social 
Percent of Persons over Age 64 2.3% 8.7%
Average Kindergarten Score 2.5 2.8
Dropout Rate 7.0% 5.1%
Percent of Children Scoring at or above Grade Level 42.0% 55.2%
Percent of Births to Adolescents 9.4% 6.6%
Youth Opportunity Index Medium N/A
Crime
Violent Crime Rate 0.6 1.0
Juvenile Arrest Rate 0.6 1.0
Property Crime Rate 0.8 1.0
Crime Hot Spots 0 N/A
Physical 
Appearance Index 0.22 .14
Percent Substandard Housing 0.2% 0.7%
Percent Homeowners 44.1% 55.4%
Projected Infrastructure Improvement Costs $980,000 N/A
Percent of Persons with Access to Public Transportation 38.5% 55.6%
Percent of Persons with Access to Basic Retail 26.3% 19.0%
Pedestrian Friendliness Index Low Low
Economic
Percent of Persons Receiving Food Stamps 6.3% 8.9%
Income Growth -0.2% 1.2%
Percent Change in House Value 0.9% 4.7%
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