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Magnolia Park Houston, TX

The hidden gem in Houston’s East End

Great Location Diverse Nature

Just 15 minutes southeast of downtown Houston, quiet, friendly, tree-lined Magnolia Park sits near the Houston Ship Channel in the East End district. Interstates 10, 45, 69, and 610 allow easy commuting in and out of the neighborhood to Austin or Dallas. The neighborhood's combination of natural scenic beauty, culture, and amenities add to its appeal.

Buffalo Bayou encloses most of Magnolia Park. Take in the view of the neighborhood with bayou tours on Buffalo at Sam Houston Boat Tour and then tee off at Gus Wortham Golf Course in nearby Greater East End. On a sunny day picnic, you can find locals bonding at DeZavala Park which has a pool, sports fields, and courts. Family and friends here are close and host community events throughout the year. Afterward, restaurant-crawl your way through Magnolia Park's stellar eateries, including popular Texas chains and local restaurants with Latino cuisine. Stop in El Jardin Restaurant for authentic menudo, considered some of the best in all Houston, along with occasional mariachi music.

Rent Trends

As of June 2026, the average apartment rent in Magnolia Park is $1,175 for a studio, $1,559 for one bedroom, $2,215 for two bedrooms, and $2,843 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Magnolia Park has decreased by -3.6% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 426 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,175/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 671 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,559/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,010 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,215/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,301 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,843/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

40 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

20 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

60 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Fairly Noisy

Quiet Score

60 / 100

Reviews of Magnolia Park - Houston, TX

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3.4 28 Reviews

Current Resident

8 years and 8 months agoNiche Review

Prominently Hispanic community with a variety different ethnic stores. Pretty safe during the day but probably not the safest area to commute alone at night. Very family friendly environment, many parks in the area.

Niche User

11 years and 1 months agoNiche Review

Humidity is expected daily and thunderstorms are no surprise when it rains a little, it rains.

Niche User

11 years and 1 months agoNiche Review

Its heavily Hispanic so tradditional families tend to not touch other peoples thins, however when new neighbors move in, they are sometimes thefts or drug dealers and eventually end up moving out.

Niche User

11 years and 1 months agoNiche Review

Local business in my area are not excellent its very poor and not amazing.

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Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Discovery Green
  • Sims Bayou Urban Nature Center
  • Woodland Park
  • Children's Museum of Houston
  • Hermann Park

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • William P Hobby
  • George Bush Intcntl/Houston

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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 June 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.