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Transit Quality in Houston

Houston ranks #41 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 70 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 70th percentile nationally and #1 of 13 in Texas.

Transit Quality score
70
Very Fun
National rank
#41 of 134
In Texas
#1 of 13
Percentile
70th

The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; Houston sits 20 points above the median.

How transit quality is measured

How well a person without a car can move around the city.

Data sources: GTFS schedules via Transit.land, the Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and US Census ACS B08301 commuter mode share.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Houston

  1. T#39 Aurora, CO 71
  2. T#39 Park City, UT 71
  3. #41 Houston, TX — this page 70
  4. #42 Richmond, VA 69
  5. T#43 Santa Ana, CA 68

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Top US cities for transit quality

  1. #1 New York, NY 93
  2. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  3. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
  4. T#2 Washington, DC 92
  5. T#5 Chicago, IL 91

More about Houston

Houston scores 41 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: