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AT&T vs Xfinity in Houston

AT&T’s symmetrical fiber is faster and cheaper where it’s built, while Xfinity’s cable reaches slightly more Houston homes at ~99% coverage.

The 30-Second VerdictUpdated August 7, 2026

AT&T wins where it counts: symmetrical fiber up to 5000/5000 Mbps, a higher speed score (98 vs 93), and a lower starting price ($35 vs $45). Xfinity’s edge is reach, with ~99% coverage against AT&T’s ~95%, so it’s the safe bet when fiber hasn’t hit your block. Pick AT&T if you can get it and you upload, game, or work from home. Choose Xfinity if AT&T fiber isn’t available at your address or you want a widely-serviced cable option.

At a glance

AT&T vs. Xfinity, side by side.

Provider	Type	Top speed	City coverage	Starting price	Best for
AT&T	Fiber	5 Gig 5 Gig upload	95%	$35/mo	Top fiber speeds
Xfinity	Cable	2 Gig 300 Mbps upload	99%	$45/mo	Widest availability

Coverage map

Two different questions, two views. Top speed shows who offers the faster plan where you can actually get it. Coverage shows who reaches more of each ZIP. Or pick a single provider to see just its footprint.

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Showing the provider with the faster available plan in each ZIP. Click any ZIP for the breakdown.

Neighborhood breakdown

In Houston, coverage varies block to block, so the winner can flip within a single neighborhood. AT&T’s fiber blankets about 95% of the city but skips pockets where it hasn’t been built, while Xfinity’s ~99% cable footprint fills most gaps. Always run an address check, since a home a street over may have different options.

ZIP	Neighborhoods	Coverage		Top speed		Speed Score		Winner
ZIP	Neighborhoods	AT&T	Xfinity	AT&T	Xfinity	AT&T	Xfinity	Winner
77002	Downtown Houston, Midtown, Theater District	16%	78%	5 Gig	2 Gig	82	90	Xfinity
77009	Near Northside, Lindale Park, Woodland Heights	90%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77020	Fifth Ward, Denver Harbor, Kashmere Gardens	60%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	90	94	Xfinity
77004	Third Ward, Museum District, University of Houston area, MacGregor	31%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	85	94	Xfinity
77084	Bear Creek, Copperfield, West Houston	85%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	95	94	AT&T
77029	Galena Park, Pleasantville, Clinton Park	76%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77070	Willowbrook, Champions, Cypress Creek	78%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77007	The Heights, Rice Military, Washington Avenue, Cottage Grove	91%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	97	94	AT&T
77008	The Heights, Timbergrove, Shady Acres	96%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	98	94	AT&T
77026	Kashmere Gardens, Fifth Ward, Trinity Gardens	72%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	93	94	Xfinity
77003	East Downtown (EaDo), Second Ward	54%	97%	5 Gig	2 Gig	89	94	Xfinity
77015	Cloverleaf, Galena Park area, Channelview area	69%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	92	94	Xfinity
77034	Southbelt, Ellington, Almeda Genoa	74%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	93	94	Xfinity
77083	Alief, Mission Bend, Sharpstown	69%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	92	94	Xfinity
77017	Pecan Park, Park Place, Golfcrest	84%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	95	94	AT&T
77051	South Union, Sunnyside, OST/South Union, Reveille Park	77%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77093	Northline, East Aldine, Eastex	96%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	98	94	AT&T
77006	Montrose, Neartown	81%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	95	94	AT&T
77040	Jersey Village area, Fairbanks, Northwest Houston	72%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	93	94	Xfinity
77091	Acres Homes, Highland Heights, Shepherd Park Plaza	95%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	97	94	AT&T
77053	Fort Bend Houston, Ridgemont, Missouri City area, Willowridge	51%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	89	94	Xfinity
77035	Westbury, Willowbend, Marilyn Estates	82%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	95	94	AT&T
77047	Almeda, Central Southwest, South Acres, Rowley Ridge	60%	97%	5 Gig	2 Gig	90	94	Xfinity
77022	Independence Heights, Northside, Melrose	97%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	98	94	AT&T
77021	OST/South Union, MacGregor, Riverside Terrace	81%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	95	94	AT&T
77018	Oak Forest, Garden Oaks, Independence Heights	94%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	97	94	AT&T
77025	Braeswood Place, West University area, Knollwood Village, Southampton	85%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	95	94	AT&T
77005	West University Place, Rice University, Southampton	96%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	98	94	AT&T
77095	Copperfield, Fairfield, Cypress	95%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	97	94	AT&T
77088	Acres Homes, Inwood Forest, Highlands	86%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77028	Settegast, Trinity Gardens, Scenic Woods	80%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77024	Memorial, Hedwig Village, Bunker Hill Village, Piney Point Village	82%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	95	94	AT&T
77065	Copperfield, Cypress, Willowbrook	76%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77064	Willowbrook, Cypress Station, Steeplechase	86%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77087	Pecan Park, Golfcrest, Park Place	87%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77055	Spring Branch, Spring Valley Village, Hilshire Village, Cottage Grove area	84%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	95	94	AT&T
77016	Kashmere Gardens, Trinity Gardens, East Houston	87%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77023	East End, Eastwood, Idylwood, Forest Hill	76%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77011	East End, Second Ward, Magnolia Park	77%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77086	Northgate Forest, Greenspoint, Acres Homes	77%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77038	Northgate, Greenspoint area, Aldine	65%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	91	94	Xfinity
77045	Central Southwest, Westbury area, Fondren Gardens, Sunnyside	85%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	95	94	AT&T
77096	Meyerland, Willow Meadows, Maplewood	94%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	97	94	AT&T
77073	Aldine, Imperial Valley, Greenspoint area	61%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	91	94	Xfinity
77019	River Oaks, Neartown, Montrose	85%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	95	94	AT&T
77049	Sheldon, North Shore, Cloverleaf area, East Houston	87%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77089	Sagemont, Clear Lake, South Belt	86%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77074	Sharpstown, Braeburn, Gulfton	85%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	95	94	AT&T
77033	Sunnyside, South Park, OST/South Union	96%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	98	94	AT&T
77092	Oak Forest, Timbergrove, Lazybrook	79%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77082	Westchase, Alief, Royal Oaks	46%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	88	94	Xfinity
77075	South Belt, Almeda Genoa, Southbelt/Ellington	69%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	92	94	Xfinity
77090	Spring, Greenspoint, FM 1960	62%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	91	94	Xfinity
77098	Upper Kirby, Greenway Plaza, Montrose	78%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77080	Spring Branch, Spring Shadows, Long Point	87%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77037	Aldine, North Houston, Airline	95%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	97	94	AT&T
77072	Alief, Mission Bend, Sharpstown	79%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77041	Jersey Village area, Fairbanks, Northwest Houston, Bear Creek	76%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77012	Magnolia Park, Manchester, Harrisburg	73%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	93	94	Xfinity
77032	Bush Intercontinental Airport area, Aldine, Greenspoint area	37%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	86	94	Xfinity
77099	Alief, Sharpstown, Fondren Southwest	66%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	92	94	Xfinity
77067	Greenspoint, Northborough, Imperial Valley	69%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	92	94	Xfinity
77076	Northline, Independence Heights, Melrose	88%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77031	Fondren Southwest, Braeburn, Westbury area	58%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	90	94	Xfinity
77077	Energy Corridor, Briar Forest, Eldridge	53%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	89	94	Xfinity
77069	Champions, Champion Forest, Cypress Creek	77%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77058	Clear Lake City, NASA area, Nassau Bay area, University of Houston-Clear Lake	39%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	86	94	Xfinity
77044	Summerwood, Fall Creek, Lake Houston, Atascocita area	80%	92%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	93	AT&T
77081	Gulfton, Bellaire Junction, Braeswood	68%	97%	5 Gig	2 Gig	92	94	Xfinity
77085	Fort Bend Houston, Westbury, Brays Oaks	88%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77079	Memorial, Energy Corridor, Nottingham Forest	65%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	91	94	Xfinity
77036	Sharpstown, Chinatown, Bellaire West	59%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	90	94	Xfinity
77057	Galleria area, Uptown, Briargrove, Westheimer	66%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	92	94	Xfinity
77063	Woodlake, Briarmeadow, Westheimer	72%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	93	94	Xfinity
77066	Champions, Northgate Forest, Greenspoint area	87%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77061	Hobby Airport area, Glenbrook Valley, Southeast Houston, Gulfgate area	88%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77060	Greenspoint, North Houston, Aldine area, Northgate	63%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	91	94	Xfinity
77062	Clear Lake City, Bay Oaks, University of Houston-Clear Lake	84%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	95	94	AT&T
77042	Westchase, Briarpark, Woodlake, Ashford	67%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	92	94	Xfinity
77039	Aldine, East Aldine, Northeast Houston	81%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	95	94	AT&T
77027	River Oaks, Highland Village, Afton Oaks, Greenway Plaza	76%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77071	Braeburn, Fondren Southwest, Westbury	88%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77043	Spring Branch, Spring Shadows, Frostwood, Campbell Woods	82%	97%	5 Gig	2 Gig	95	94	AT&T
77014	Greenspoint area, Northgate Forest	72%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	93	94	Xfinity
77068	Champions, Olde Oaks, Northgate Forest	90%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77048	Sunnyside, Southeast Houston, Reveille, South Acres	77%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77056	Galleria, Uptown, Tanglewood, Post Oak	68%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	92	94	Xfinity
77210	Downtown Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	10%	76%	5 Gig	2 Gig	80	90	Xfinity
77030	Texas Medical Center, Rice University area, Reliant/NRG area	70%	94%	5 Gig	2 Gig	92	93	Xfinity
77054	Medical Center, Astrodome area, NRG Park, Brays Oaks	36%	94%	5 Gig	2 Gig	86	93	Xfinity
77078	Trinity Gardens, East Houston, Settegast	78%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77094	Energy Corridor, Nottingham Country, Green Trails	50%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	88	94	Xfinity
77050	Riverwood, Northeast Houston, Fontaine Place, Greens Bayou area	89%	96%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77059	Clear Lake, Bay Oaks, Camino South, El Lago area	78%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	94	Xfinity
77010	Downtown Houston (Central Business District)	11%	73%	5 Gig	2 Gig	81	89	Xfinity
77052	Downtown Houston (PO box area)	11%	73%	5 Gig	2 Gig	81	89	Xfinity
77013	Northshore, Denver Harbor	38%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	86	94	Xfinity
77249	Heights area (PO Box), Central Houston	99%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	98	94	AT&T
77226	Central Houston (PO Box), Museum District area	60%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	90	94	Xfinity
77270	Heights/Northwest (PO Box), Central Houston	86%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77220	Northside/Near Northside (PO Box), Central Houston	65%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	91	94	Xfinity
77262	Central Houston (PO Box), Downtown Houston	41%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	87	94	Xfinity
77208	Downtown Houston, Central Houston	10%	76%	5 Gig	2 Gig	80	90	Xfinity
77251	Downtown Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	10%	76%	5 Gig	2 Gig	80	90	Xfinity
77001	Downtown Houston (PO Box area)	10%	76%	5 Gig	2 Gig	80	90	Xfinity
77253	Downtown Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	10%	76%	5 Gig	2 Gig	80	90	Xfinity
77252	Downtown Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	10%	76%	5 Gig	2 Gig	80	90	Xfinity
77288	Central Houston (PO Box), Downtown Houston	61%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	91	94	Xfinity
77245	Southwest Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	72%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	93	94	Xfinity
77293	North Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	87%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	96	94	AT&T
77234	South Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	69%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	92	94	Xfinity
77206	Northside, Near Northside, Fifth Ward	94%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	97	94	AT&T
77291	Northwest Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	96%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	98	94	AT&T
77238	North Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	96%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	98	94	AT&T
77222	Northside (PO Box), Central Houston	96%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	98	94	AT&T

Speed Score (0–100) blends each provider’s coverage and top speed in that specific ZIP, so it moves as availability changes street to street.

Which is better for…

The right pick comes down to what you actually do online.

Gaming

AT&T

Fiber’s low latency and symmetrical speeds up to 5000/5000 Mbps (where available) handle online play and large game downloads better than cable’s 300 Mbps uploads.

Streaming

AT&T

Both easily stream 4K, but AT&T’s higher speed score (98 vs 93) and up to 5000 Mbps down keep multiple simultaneous streams smooth where fiber reaches.

Video calls

AT&T

Video calls lean on upload bandwidth, and AT&T’s symmetrical fiber up to 5000 Mbps up dwarfs Xfinity’s 300 Mbps ceiling for crisp, stable calls.

Just the basics

Xfinity

If you mostly browse and stream and AT&T fiber isn’t on your block, Xfinity’s ~99% coverage and 2000 Mbps down are far more than enough.

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Top speed5 Gig

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Top speed2 Gig

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Coverage99%

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Frequently asked questions

is AT&T fiber available at my address in Houston or only Xfinity?

AT&T fiber covers about 95% of Houston and Xfinity reaches about 99%, so most addresses have both, but AT&T fiber skips some blocks. Enter your exact street address on both providers’ sites, since availability changes block to block.

which is cheaper in Houston, AT&T or Xfinity?

AT&T starts at $35/mo versus Xfinity’s $45/mo, making AT&T the cheaper headline price. Note these are promotional starting rates, so before signing confirm the post-promo rate, any equipment fees, and whether a contract applies with each provider.

is AT&T or Xfinity faster, and is it enough for gaming and working from home?

AT&T is faster, with fiber up to 5000/5000 Mbps and a 98 speed score versus Xfinity’s 2000/300 Mbps and 93 speed score. AT&T’s symmetrical uploads especially help gaming, WFH, and 4K where available, so check that fiber reaches your address to get those speeds.

How we compare. Coverage is the share of a ZIP where a provider offers a genuinely good plan (≥ 1 Gbps download, ≥ 20 Mbps upload, non-satellite), from FCC Broadband Map serviceability data. “Fastest available” ranks the providers present in a ZIP by top advertised download speed. Pricing reflects current promotional starting rates. This is a working prototype; production copy is generated per matchup.