Medical Center
Suits people working on the medical campus or in its research towers, with the TMC Transit Center about four minutes on foot.
🇺🇸 Where to live in Houston
Houston's residential areas range from a rail-served core through Downtown, Midtown, the Museum District, the Medical Center and EaDo, to areas defined by their own street life rather than transit. Some are built around institutions such as museums, hospitals or Rice University, while others are shaped by housing stock and shopping, from Victorian bungalows in The Heights to estates in River Oaks and tower blocks near the Galleria.
Open Houston on the map Live scores for transit, cafes, schools and healthcare, calculated from what is actually around each address.Which area suits whom
The Heights
Fits residents who want Victorian bungalows, the 19th Street shops and bike trails within reach.
Midtown
Works for a younger crowd who want bars and brunch blocks nearby and rail-side condo living, with McGowen station a four-minute walk.
Museum District
For those who want nineteen museums and Hermann Park close by in a quieter, cultured setting, with its own station four minutes away.
10 neighborhoods
Downtown
Theater District & tunnels · Discovery Green · Big-league core
- Nearest station: Main Street Square · 200 m · 3 min walk
Midtown
Bars & brunch blocks · Rail-side condos · Young crowd
- Nearest station: McGowen · 250 m · 4 min walk
Montrose
Menil Collection & vintage rows · Houston's eclectic soul
- No rapid transit station recorded nearby
Museum District
Nineteen museums & Hermann Park · Cultured calm
- Nearest station: Museum District · 250 m · 4 min walk
Medical Center
World's largest medical campus · Research towers
- Nearest station: TMC Transit Center · 300 m · 4 min walk
The Heights
Victorian bungalows & 19th Street shops · Bike trails
- No rapid transit station recorded nearby
River Oaks
Manicured estates & shopping center · Old Houston money
- No rapid transit station recorded nearby
Rice Village
Boutique blocks by Rice University · Café afternoons
- No rapid transit station recorded nearby
Galleria (Uptown)
Texas-sized mall district · Post Oak towers
- No rapid transit station recorded nearby
EaDo
Soccer stadium & street art · Warehouse bars · Rising east
- Nearest station: EaDo/Stadium · 250 m · 4 min walk