East Houston

Houston, TX

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East Houston - Houston, TX Area Guide

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The East End of Houston

Restaurants Parks Entertainment Diverse

Sometimes known as East End, the neighborhood of East Houston offers a rich mix of amenities to make your day-to-day living stimulating and convenient. East Houston sits just 10 miles from downtown via I-10 West for convenient access to nightlife and shopping on the weekends.

Start your morning with a double shot to go at Paper Co. Cafe, right before catching convenient public transport to work. At Well Done Cooking Classes, you can learn about slinging pizza dough, then stop at the East End Street Market to grab some fresh Roma tomatoes and put your cooking class to good use for dinner in your centrally-located apartment. In the summer, take your favorite novel or a sketchbook to Cockrell Butterfly Center and sit among the beautiful flying insects while you rejuvenate.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in East Houston is $1,223 for a studio, $1,117 for one bedroom, $1,224 for two bedrooms, and $1,572 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in East Houston has increased by 1.0% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 434 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,223/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 777 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,117/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,034 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,224/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,331 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,572/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Somewhat Walkable

Walkability

30 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

20 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

40 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 20 Minute Walk

Groceries

50 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

40 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

20 / 100

Limited Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

20 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

60 / 100

Few to No Wellness Amenity Options Nearby

Wellness

10 / 100

Local Vibe

Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

10 / 100

Few to No Nightlife Options Nearby

Nightlife

10 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Reviews of East Houston - Houston, TX

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3 62 Reviews

Current Resident

1 years and 11 months agoNiche Review

Being part of East Houston has stopped me from many opportunities. Apart from a long commute time to go to Downtown Houston, the schools in the area are horrible, and there's not much to do there.

Current Resident

5 years and 5 months agoNiche Review

very easy and close to downtown so easy to deal with traffic and there's always a great food places to try out over here.

Niche User

9 years and 8 months agoNiche Review

Burglaries often happen and the area isn't the safest to be around at night, but the Northeast Police Department is very familiar and concerned about the community.

Niche User

9 years and 8 months agoNiche Review

My family and I moved here with the help of Habitat for Humanity, which helps first-time homeowners obtain a house for less in return of community service. We did our 500 hrs. of service between my whole family and very good friends, and I can say that we earned the house. Unfortunately, Habitat for Humanity stopped listening to our complains and concerns. Now, HOA owns us and we can't even treat the house that we pay for like it's ours. So no, I would not live here again if I had the choice.

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Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Gene Green All-Inclusive Park
  • Sheldon Lake State Park
  • Woodland Park
  • Discovery Green

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • George Bush Intcntl/Houston
  • William P Hobby

Top Apartments in East Houston

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Living in East Houston

Cost

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If a one-bedroom apartment suits your style, you'll be pleased to find that the average monthly rent for an apartment in East Houston is around $1,300. Houses for rent in East Houston have an average cost of approximately $1,800 per month. For those with homeownership aspirations, the average house price in East Houston hovers around $200,000. Whether you're seeking cozy comfort or roomy elegance, East Houston boasts a variety of options to cater to different budgets and preferences.

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.