There are 22 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Houston. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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2318 South Shepherd Drive
3.1 mi from downtown Houston · Affluent catchment area
2030 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX
3.2 mi from downtown Houston · Affluent catchment area
915a North Shepherd Drive, Houston, TX
1.3 mi from downtown Houston · Affluent catchment area
8721 Stella Link Road, Houston, TX
7.4 mi from downtown Houston · Affluent catchment area
5.9 mi from downtown Houston · Comfortable surrounding area
215 West 20th Street, Houston, TX
1.5 mi from downtown Houston · Comfortable surrounding area
10521 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX
10.2 mi from downtown Houston · Comfortable surrounding area
1401 Wirt Road, Houston, TX
5.8 mi from downtown Houston · Mixed-income catchment
1214 West 43rd Street, Houston, TX
3.9 mi from downtown Houston · Mixed-income catchment
6135 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX
7.0 mi from downtown Houston · Mixed-income catchment
2600 Fondren Road, Houston, TX
8.6 mi from downtown Houston · Mixed-income catchment
9606 Hillcroft Avenue, Houston
9.8 mi from downtown Houston · Modest surrounding area
3.4 mi from downtown Houston · Modest surrounding area
14464 Hillcroft Avenue, Houston, TX
13.3 mi from downtown Houston · Modest surrounding area
Right now the Houston location has the highest Goods Score (73 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 22 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Houston, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.