Houston Open Data Explorer

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Everything the explorer can query. All of it is public: City of Houston open data, Harris County Flood Control, FEMA, EPA, CDC and the U.S. Census Bureau.

130datasets
8.1Mrows
14topics

311 service requests

DatasetWhat it isRows
service_request_311 Houston 311 service requests 2011-2026 (5.6M), typed columns, from the city's 311 archive · point 5,592,467

Boundaries & demographics

DatasetWhat it isRows
boundary_city_limit City of Houston limits · multipolygon 751
boundary_civic_club Civic club (neighborhood association) areas · multipolygon 470
boundary_commissioner_precinct Harris County commissioner precincts · multipolygon 4
boundary_council_district 11 city council districts A-K · multipolygon 11
boundary_county Counties around Houston · multipolygon 13
boundary_etj Extra-territorial jurisdiction + SB2038 area · multipolygon 2
boundary_fire_district HFD fire districts · multipolygon 23
boundary_heavy_trash_area Heavy trash pickup areas and days · multipolygon 1,364
boundary_hisd_elementary HISD elementary attendance zones · multipolygon 163
boundary_hisd_high HISD high school attendance zones · multipolygon 30
boundary_hisd_middle HISD middle school attendance zones · multipolygon 36
boundary_liftstation_service_area Wastewater lift station service areas · multipolygon 389
boundary_park_sector Parks department maintenance sectors · multipolygon 21
boundary_police_beat HPD police beats (121); attrs->>'Beats' is the beat code, e.g. '12D10' · multipolygon 121
boundary_police_district HPD patrol districts · multipolygon 25
boundary_police_division HPD divisions · multipolygon 17
boundary_recycling_area Curbside recycling pickup areas · multipolygon 2,377
boundary_school_district Independent school districts · multipolygon 30
boundary_super_neighborhood Houston's 88 super neighborhoods (attrs->>'SNBNAME' upper case) · multipolygon 88
boundary_trash_area Automated trash pickup areas and days · multipolygon 1,342
boundary_voting_precinct Harris County voting precincts · multipolygon 1,165
boundary_wastewater_service_area Wastewater treatment service areas · multipolygon 40
boundary_zipcode Houston-area zipcodes · multipolygon 294
census_tract Census tract polygons (TIGER, 2020 tract definitions) for the 8-county Houston region · multipolygon 1,598
census_tract_health CDC PLACES 2025 adult health estimates by census tract (diabetes, asthma, obesity, etc.) 1,588
census_tract_profile Census tracts (8 Houston-area counties) with ACS 2020-2024 demographics and geometry · multipolygon 1,598
census_tract_svi CDC Social Vulnerability Index 2022 by census tract 1,595
boundary Every named city boundary in one view (boundary_type, name, geom) · multipolygon 1,145
boundary_demographics Population, households and ACS demographics for super neighborhoods, council districts, ZIPs, police beats and districts · geometry 492

Environment

DatasetWhat it isRows
env_monitoring_well Monitoring wells · point 951
env_tri_release EPA Toxics Release Inventory 2014-2024, pounds released per facility x chemical x year · point 37,234

Facilities

DatasetWhat it isRows
facility_after_school After-school program sites · point 335
facility_airport Airports and heliports · multipolygon 35
facility_community_centers facility_community_centers · point 60
facility_cool_centers_2021 City of Houston designated cool centers (99 libraries, community and multi-service centers), HARC 2021 list · point 99
facility_fire_stations HFD fire stations (94, including 4 airport stations) · point 94
facility_hcpl_libraries Harris County Public Library (HCPL) branches (29), incl. Kingwood and Clear Lake (Freeman) inside Houston · point 29
facility_health_dept facility_health_dept · point 32
facility_hospitals facility_hospitals · point 108
facility_libraries Houston Public Library (HPL, city) branches (43) with hours; also cooling centers in heat emergencies · point 43
facility_multi_service_centers Multi-service centers, the city's standard cooling/warming centers and shelters (11) · point 11
facility_museum Museums · point 61
facility_police_station HPD stations · point 18
facility_police_storefront HPD storefront offices · point 26
facility_recycling_center Recycling drop-off centers · point 29
facility_school Schools (public, private, charter) · point 1,541
facility_school_entrance School primary entrances · point 604
facility_trauma_center Trauma centers · point 56
facility_workforce_office Workforce Solutions career offices · point 29
park_city City of Houston parks (polygons) · multipolygon 380
park_regional All park areas in the region (H-GAC) · multipolygon 2,120

Flooding & hazards

DatasetWhat it isRows
hazard_airport_noise_65dnl Airport noise above 65 dB DNL · multipolygon 3
hazard_detention_pond City stormwater detention ponds (attributes only, the city withholds the shapes) · multipolygon 201
hazard_fema_flood_zone FEMA flood hazard zones (100-year / 500-year floodplain) for Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery counties · multipolygon 19,435
hazard_harvey_assistance FEMA assistance after Hurricane Harvey by ZIP code (owners and renters) 3,109
hazard_hwm_harvey_2017 Hurricane Harvey high-water marks surveyed by HCFCD (574 points) · point 574
hazard_hwm_imelda_2019 Tropical Storm Imelda high-water marks (203 points) · point 203
hazard_hwm_memorial_day_2015 Memorial Day flood 2015 high-water marks (92 points) · point 92
hazard_hwm_tax_day_2016 Tax Day flood 2016 high-water marks (295 points) · point 295
hazard_nfip_claim FEMA flood insurance claims 1978-present, 8 Houston-area counties (279k) · point 279,507

Heritage & culture

DatasetWhat it isRows
heritage_conservation_district Conservation districts · multipolygon 7
heritage_historic_district_city City historic districts · multipolygon 23
heritage_historic_district_nrhp National Register historic districts · multipolygon 12
heritage_landmark Historic sites and landmarks · point 422

Infrastructure & drainage

DatasetWhat it isRows
infra_adopt_drain_available Adopt-a-Drain program: drains still available to adopt (81k) · point 81,487
infra_adopt_drain_unavailable Adopt-a-Drain: drains already adopted or not adoptable · point 57,372
infra_bridge Bridges · point 1,404
infra_cell_tower Cell towers · point 720
infra_drainage_area_cdp Drainage areas (catchments) · multipolygon 4,651
infra_drainage_area_new New drainage areas · multipolygon 6,366
infra_fire_hydrant Fire hydrants · point 61,955
infra_open_drain Open drains: roadside ditches and channels · multilinestring 85,902
infra_railroad Railroads · multilinestring 1,447
infra_storm_discharge_point Storm sewer outfalls · point 17,740
infra_stormdrain_inlets City storm drain inlets (130k) with type, owner and install date · point 129,989
infra_stormdrain_inlets_adoptable The ~77k city-owned curb inlets (types B/BB) that residents could adopt · point 107,260
infra_swmb_project Stormwater drainage capital projects · multipolygon 1,141
infra_wastewater_facility Wastewater facility sites · multilinestring 77

Permits & development

DatasetWhat it isRows
dev_billboard Permitted billboards · point 1,164
dev_billboard_clear_channel Clear Channel medium billboards · point 1,571
dev_final_plat Recorded final plats (new subdivisions) · multipolygon 26,008
dev_mobility_permit Mobility (lane closure) permits · multilinestring 1,448
dev_plat_application Plat applications by type · multipolygon 37,095
dev_scps_permit SCPS permits issued in the past year · point 11,103
dev_sidewalk_permit Sidewalk permits Oct 2020 - Jun 2023 · point 10,233

Planning rules

DatasetWhat it isRows
zoning_prohibited_yard_parking Prohibited yard parking areas · multipolygon 217
zoning_special_min_building_line Special minimum building line blocks · multipolygon 249
zoning_special_min_lot_size Special minimum lot size areas · multipolygon 804
zoning_tod_street Transit-oriented development streets · multilinestring 7,743
zoning_walkable_places_street Walkable Places streets · multilinestring 633

Policy & investment zones

DatasetWhat it isRows
policy_complete_community Complete Communities (mayoral revitalization) · multipolygon 10
policy_hope_area Houston Hope areas · multipolygon 24
policy_lara_property City-owned LARA lots available for redevelopment · multipolygon 108
policy_major_activity_center Major activity centers · multipolygon 8
policy_management_district Management districts (special taxing) · multipolygon 75
policy_mud Municipal Utility Districts · multipolygon 743
policy_opportunity_zone Federal Opportunity Zones · multipolygon 99
policy_tirz Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones · multipolygon 27

Public safety

DatasetWhat it isRows
crime HPD crime (NIBRS offenses) 2020-2024, one row per offense record, typed columns · point 1,255,717
structural_fire HFD structural fires 2015-2021 with date and building type · point 7,014

Streets & traffic

DatasetWhat it isRows
streets_active_pothole Currently open pothole reports · point 60
streets_adt_local Traffic counts (ADT) on local streets · point 139
streets_adt_major Traffic counts (ADT) on major thoroughfares · point 2,359
streets_bike_ped_count Bike and pedestrian count locations · point 858
streets_mtfp Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan · multilinestring 26,717
streets_pavement_rating Pavement Condition Index (PCI 0-100) for 75k street segments · multilinestring 75,758
streets_sidewalk Sidewalk inventory · multilinestring 68,965
streets_speed_limit Posted speed limits by segment · multilinestring 9,361
streets_speed_study_post Speed studies after traffic calming · point 223
streets_speed_study_pre Speed studies before traffic calming · point 829
streets_stop_sign Stop signs · point 21,272
streets_traffic_calming_device Neighborhood traffic calming devices (speed humps etc.) · point 8,431
streets_traffic_signal Traffic signals · point 2,495

Traffic safety

DatasetWhat it isRows
safety_bike_dangerous_roads Most dangerous roads for cyclists · multilinestring 174
safety_high_injury_network_2018 Vision Zero HIN, 2018 edition · multilinestring 906
safety_high_injury_network_2022 Vision Zero High Injury Network 2022, the 6% of streets with 60% of deaths and serious injuries · multilinestring 1,261
safety_ped_dangerous_roads Most dangerous roads for pedestrians · multilinestring 602
safety_safeclear_segment SAFEClear freeway tow segments · multilinestring 39
safety_vulnerable_areas Vision Zero most-vulnerable quarter of the city · multipolygon 216

Transit & bikes

DatasetWhat it isRows
bike_bikeshare_station BCycle bikeshare stations (program since shut down) · point 140
bike_bikeway Bikeways (existing, programmed and proposed) · multilinestring 6,797
bike_critical_gap Critical gaps in the bike network · multilinestring 50
transit_bus_route METRO bus routes · multilinestring 127
transit_bus_stop METRO bus stops · point 9,046
transit_center METRO transit centers · point 23
transit_park_and_ride METRO park & ride lots · point 28
transit_planned_corridor Planned transit corridors · multilinestring 34
transit_rail_line METRORail lines · multilinestring 16
transit_rail_station METRORail stations · point 44