Jan 30, 2026 | 9:30 am
A new income study has revealed Houston’s wealthiest aren’t settling down in Pearland anymore — they’ve set their sights on Conroe, instead.
Conroe had one of the highest growth rates of new wealthy residents nationwide in SmartAsset’s new analysis, “Cities Adding the Most High-Income Households – 2026 Study.”
Based on U.S. Census income data, SmartAsset’s experts ranked 357 U.S. cities with at least 100,000 residents based on the growth in high-income households as a percentage of total households between 2023 and 2024. The report defines high-income households as those earning an income of at least $200,000…