List of cities and towns in Greater Houston

This is a complete list of all incorporated cities, towns, and villages and CDPs within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area, as defined by the U.S. Census as of April 2010. Greater Houston is one of the largest urban areas in the United States, with many places to call home. The list includes both big cities and small towns, showing the diversity of communities in this busy area. Exploring these places helps us understand how people live and work together in a big city and its surrounding areas.

Cities with more than 2,000,000 inhabitants

Houston

The largest city in the Greater Houston area is Houston, which has more than 2 million people living there.

Communities with 100,000 to 1,999,999 inhabitants

Here is a list of cities and areas in the Greater Houston region that have between 100,000 and 1,999,999 people living there.

Cities and Areas with 100,000 to 1,999,999 inhabitants

These are the larger cities and areas in the Greater Houston region:

Census-Designated Places with 100,000 to 1,999,999 inhabitants

These are areas that are counted by the U.S. Census but are not officially cities:

Communities with 25,000 to 99,999 inhabitants

Some cities and places in the Greater Houston area have between 25,000 and 99,999 people living there. These include places like Baytown, Deer Park, Friendswood, and Galveston.

Other areas, known as census-designated places, also fall into this population range. These include Atascocita, Channelview, Mission Bend, and Spring.

Communities with 10,000 to 24,999 inhabitants

This list shows cities and places in the Greater Houston area that have between 10,000 and 24,999 people living there.

The cities in this group include:

The census-designated places in this group include:

Communities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants

The Greater Houston area includes many smaller places with fewer than 10,000 people. These places are called cities, towns, villages, and census-designated places (CDPs). They each have their own local government or are areas recognized by the U.S. Census for counting people.