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AT&T vs Xfinity in Houston

Houston shoppers trade AT&T’s faster fiber uploads and lower starting price against Xfinity’s broader availability and stronger citywide reach.

The 30-Second VerdictUpdated September 21, 2026

Xfinity is the better overall pick for Houston because it reaches about 99% of the city, costs $40/mo to start, and offers strong cable speeds; AT&T reaches about 95% overall and starts at $35/mo. AT&T wins on speed where it reaches your address, with up to 5,000/5,000 Mbps, while Xfinity wins on coverage. AT&T wins on starting price, but Xfinity is the safer choice for more Houston households. Choose AT&T if its fiber service is available at your address; choose Xfinity for broader availability and dependable everyday use.

By Austin Shrum and Ali Yazdi, co-founders. Both spent years selling internet plans online before building this site. Every figure above comes from FCC Broadband Data Collection filings and monthly price checks; here is how we rank providers.

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%	$40/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

The better choice can change by ZIP code and neighborhood because coverage varies block to block in Houston. AT&T’s fiber reaches about 67% of the city at 5,000/5,000 Mbps, while Xfinity’s overall service reaches about 99%, so check both addresses directly.

ZIP	Neighborhoods	Coverage		Top speed		Rank 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	16	64	Xfinity
77009	Near Northside, Lindale Park, Woodland Heights	90%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	86	82	AT&T
77020	Fifth Ward, Denver Harbor, Kashmere Gardens	60%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	57	81	Xfinity
77004	Third Ward, Museum District, University of Houston area, MacGregor	31%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	29	81	Xfinity
77084	Bear Creek, Copperfield, West Houston	85%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	81	81	Xfinity
77029	Galena Park, Pleasantville, Clinton Park	76%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	72	81	Xfinity
77070	Willowbrook, Champions, Cypress Creek	78%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	74	82	Xfinity
77007	The Heights, Rice Military, Washington Avenue, Cottage Grove	91%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	87	82	AT&T
77008	The Heights, Timbergrove, Shady Acres	96%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	91	82	AT&T
77026	Kashmere Gardens, Fifth Ward, Trinity Gardens	72%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	68	81	Xfinity
77003	East Downtown (EaDo), Second Ward	54%	97%	5 Gig	2 Gig	52	79	Xfinity
77015	Cloverleaf, Galena Park area, Channelview area	69%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	66	81	Xfinity
77034	Southbelt, Ellington, Almeda Genoa	74%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	71	82	Xfinity
77083	Alief, Mission Bend, Sharpstown	69%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	66	82	Xfinity
77017	Pecan Park, Park Place, Golfcrest	84%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	79	81	Xfinity
77051	South Union, Sunnyside, OST/South Union, Reveille Park	77%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	73	82	Xfinity
77093	Northline, East Aldine, Eastex	96%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	91	82	AT&T
77006	Montrose, Neartown	81%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	77	82	Xfinity
77040	Jersey Village area, Fairbanks, Northwest Houston	72%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	68	81	Xfinity
77091	Acres Homes, Highland Heights, Shepherd Park Plaza	95%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	90	82	AT&T
77053	Fort Bend Houston, Ridgemont, Missouri City area, Willowridge	51%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	48	82	Xfinity
77035	Westbury, Willowbend, Marilyn Estates	82%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	78	82	Xfinity
77047	Almeda, Central Southwest, South Acres, Rowley Ridge	60%	97%	5 Gig	2 Gig	57	79	Xfinity
77022	Independence Heights, Northside, Melrose	97%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	93	82	AT&T
77021	OST/South Union, MacGregor, Riverside Terrace	81%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	77	81	Xfinity
77018	Oak Forest, Garden Oaks, Independence Heights	94%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	90	82	AT&T
77025	Braeswood Place, West University area, Knollwood Village, Southampton	85%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	81	81	Xfinity
77005	West University Place, Rice University, Southampton	96%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	91	82	AT&T
77095	Copperfield, Fairfield, Cypress	95%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	90	82	AT&T
77088	Acres Homes, Inwood Forest, Highlands	86%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	81	82	Xfinity
77028	Settegast, Trinity Gardens, Scenic Woods	80%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	76	82	Xfinity
77024	Memorial, Hedwig Village, Bunker Hill Village, Piney Point Village	82%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	78	82	Xfinity
77065	Copperfield, Cypress, Willowbrook	76%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	72	81	Xfinity
77064	Willowbrook, Cypress Station, Steeplechase	86%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	82	82	Xfinity
77087	Pecan Park, Golfcrest, Park Place	87%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	83	82	AT&T
77055	Spring Branch, Spring Valley Village, Hilshire Village, Cottage Grove area	84%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	80	82	Xfinity
77016	Kashmere Gardens, Trinity Gardens, East Houston	87%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	82	81	AT&T
77023	East End, Eastwood, Idylwood, Forest Hill	76%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	72	82	Xfinity
77086	Northgate Forest, Greenspoint, Acres Homes	77%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	73	82	Xfinity
77011	East End, Second Ward, Magnolia Park	77%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	73	82	Xfinity
77038	Northgate, Greenspoint area, Aldine	65%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	61	81	Xfinity
77045	Central Southwest, Westbury area, Fondren Gardens, Sunnyside	85%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	81	81	Xfinity
77096	Meyerland, Willow Meadows, Maplewood	94%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	89	82	AT&T
77073	Aldine, Imperial Valley, Greenspoint area	61%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	58	81	Xfinity
77019	River Oaks, Neartown, Montrose	85%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	81	81	Xfinity
77049	Sheldon, North Shore, Cloverleaf area, East Houston	87%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	83	81	AT&T
77089	Sagemont, Clear Lake, South Belt	86%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	81	81	Xfinity
77074	Sharpstown, Braeburn, Gulfton	85%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	81	82	Xfinity
77033	Sunnyside, South Park, OST/South Union	96%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	91	82	AT&T
77092	Oak Forest, Timbergrove, Lazybrook	79%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	75	81	Xfinity
77075	South Belt, Almeda Genoa, Southbelt/Ellington	69%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	65	81	Xfinity
77082	Westchase, Alief, Royal Oaks	46%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	44	81	Xfinity
77090	Spring, Greenspoint, FM 1960	62%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	59	82	Xfinity
77098	Upper Kirby, Greenway Plaza, Montrose	78%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	74	82	Xfinity
77080	Spring Branch, Spring Shadows, Long Point	87%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	83	82	AT&T
77037	Aldine, North Houston, Airline	95%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	90	82	AT&T
77072	Alief, Mission Bend, Sharpstown	79%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	75	82	Xfinity
77041	Jersey Village area, Fairbanks, Northwest Houston, Bear Creek	76%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	73	81	Xfinity
77012	Magnolia Park, Manchester, Harrisburg	73%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	69	80	Xfinity
77032	Bush Intercontinental Airport area, Aldine, Greenspoint area	37%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	36	80	Xfinity
77099	Alief, Sharpstown, Fondren Southwest	66%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	63	82	Xfinity
77067	Greenspoint, Northborough, Imperial Valley	69%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	66	81	Xfinity
77076	Northline, Independence Heights, Melrose	88%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	83	82	AT&T
77031	Fondren Southwest, Braeburn, Westbury area	58%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	55	81	Xfinity
77077	Energy Corridor, Briar Forest, Eldridge	53%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	51	82	Xfinity
77069	Champions, Champion Forest, Cypress Creek	77%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	73	81	Xfinity
77058	Clear Lake City, NASA area, Nassau Bay area, University of Houston-Clear Lake	39%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	37	81	Xfinity
77044	Summerwood, Fall Creek, Lake Houston, Atascocita area	80%	92%	5 Gig	2 Gig	76	75	AT&T
77081	Gulfton, Bellaire Junction, Braeswood	68%	97%	5 Gig	2 Gig	65	80	Xfinity
77085	Fort Bend Houston, Westbury, Brays Oaks	88%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	83	81	AT&T
77079	Memorial, Energy Corridor, Nottingham Forest	65%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	61	81	Xfinity
77036	Sharpstown, Chinatown, Bellaire West	59%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	56	82	Xfinity
77057	Galleria area, Uptown, Briargrove, Westheimer	66%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	63	82	Xfinity
77063	Woodlake, Briarmeadow, Westheimer	72%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	68	82	Xfinity
77066	Champions, Northgate Forest, Greenspoint area	87%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	83	81	AT&T
77061	Hobby Airport area, Glenbrook Valley, Southeast Houston, Gulfgate area	88%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	83	82	AT&T
77060	Greenspoint, North Houston, Aldine area, Northgate	63%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	60	81	Xfinity
77062	Clear Lake City, Bay Oaks, University of Houston-Clear Lake	84%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	80	81	Xfinity
77042	Westchase, Briarpark, Woodlake, Ashford	67%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	63	82	Xfinity
77039	Aldine, East Aldine, Northeast Houston	81%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	77	82	Xfinity
77027	River Oaks, Highland Village, Afton Oaks, Greenway Plaza	76%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	72	82	Xfinity
77071	Braeburn, Fondren Southwest, Westbury	88%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	84	82	AT&T
77043	Spring Branch, Spring Shadows, Frostwood, Campbell Woods	82%	97%	5 Gig	2 Gig	78	80	Xfinity
77014	Greenspoint area, Northgate Forest	72%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	68	82	Xfinity
77068	Champions, Olde Oaks, Northgate Forest	90%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	86	82	AT&T
77048	Sunnyside, Southeast Houston, Reveille, South Acres	77%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	74	80	Xfinity
77056	Galleria, Uptown, Tanglewood, Post Oak	68%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	65	82	Xfinity
77210	Downtown Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	10%	76%	5 Gig	2 Gig	9	62	Xfinity
77030	Texas Medical Center, Rice University area, Reliant/NRG area	70%	94%	5 Gig	2 Gig	66	77	Xfinity
77054	Medical Center, Astrodome area, NRG Park, Brays Oaks	36%	94%	5 Gig	2 Gig	34	78	Xfinity
77078	Trinity Gardens, East Houston, Settegast	78%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	75	81	Xfinity
77094	Energy Corridor, Nottingham Country, Green Trails	50%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	48	82	Xfinity
77050	Riverwood, Northeast Houston, Fontaine Place, Greens Bayou area	89%	96%	5 Gig	2 Gig	85	79	AT&T
77059	Clear Lake, Bay Oaks, Camino South, El Lago area	78%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	74	80	Xfinity
77010	Downtown Houston (Central Business District)	11%	73%	5 Gig	2 Gig	10	60	Xfinity
77052	Downtown Houston (PO box area)	11%	73%	5 Gig	2 Gig	10	60	Xfinity
77249	Heights area (PO Box), Central Houston	99%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	94	82	AT&T
77013	Northshore, Denver Harbor	38%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	36	81	Xfinity
77226	Central Houston (PO Box), Museum District area	60%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	57	81	Xfinity
77270	Heights/Northwest (PO Box), Central Houston	86%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	82	82	Xfinity
77220	Northside/Near Northside (PO Box), Central Houston	65%	98%	5 Gig	2 Gig	62	80	Xfinity
77262	Central Houston (PO Box), Downtown Houston	41%	99%	5 Gig	2 Gig	39	81	Xfinity
77251	Downtown Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	10%	76%	5 Gig	2 Gig	9	62	Xfinity
77253	Downtown Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	10%	76%	5 Gig	2 Gig	9	62	Xfinity
77001	Downtown Houston (PO Box area)	10%	76%	5 Gig	2 Gig	9	62	Xfinity
77252	Downtown Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	10%	76%	5 Gig	2 Gig	9	62	Xfinity
77208	Downtown Houston, Central Houston	10%	76%	5 Gig	2 Gig	9	62	Xfinity
77288	Central Houston (PO Box), Downtown Houston	61%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	58	82	Xfinity
77245	Southwest Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	72%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	68	82	Xfinity
77293	North Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	87%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	83	82	AT&T
77234	South Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	69%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	66	82	Xfinity
77206	Northside, Near Northside, Fifth Ward	94%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	89	82	AT&T
77222	Northside (PO Box), Central Houston	96%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	91	82	AT&T
77291	Northwest Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	96%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	91	82	AT&T
77238	North Houston (PO Box), Central Houston	96%	100%	5 Gig	2 Gig	91	82	AT&T

Rank score (0–100) is each provider’s Speed Score, discounted for weak upload, times the share of that ZIP it reaches — the same rule that orders providers on the Houston city page, 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

AT&T is the stronger gaming choice if it reaches your address, with fiber speeds up to 5,000/5,000 Mbps and much stronger upload capacity. Check availability first because that tier reaches about 67% of Houston.

Streaming

Xfinity

Xfinity is the easier streaming pick for many households because its service reaches about 99% of Houston overall, while its 2,000/300 Mbps tier reaches about 66% of the city. AT&T can be faster where its fiber reaches your address.

Video calls

AT&T

AT&T wins on upload performance, offering up to 5,000/5,000 Mbps where available versus Xfinity’s 2,000/300 Mbps. That stronger upload capacity can help households handling several simultaneous video calls, but check whether AT&T fiber reaches your address.

Just the basics

AT&T

AT&T is the cheaper starting option at $35/mo versus Xfinity at $40/mo, and its available plans provide more than enough capacity for browsing, email, and occasional streaming. Confirm that AT&T service reaches your address before choosing it.

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Top speed5 Gig

Upload5 Gig

Coverage95%

From$35/mo

5 Gig down · 5 Gig up Fiber
1 Gig down · 1 Gig up Fiber
100 Mbps down · 20 Mbps up Licensed Fixed Wireless

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Top speed2 Gig

Upload300 Mbps

Coverage99%

From$40/mo

2 Gig down · 300 Mbps up Cable
1 Gig down · 35 Mbps up Cable

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Frequently asked questions

Is AT&T fiber available at my Houston address?

AT&T fiber reaches about 67% of Houston at up to 5,000/5,000 Mbps, while AT&T service across all technologies reaches about 95% of the city. Enter your exact address to confirm whether fiber or another AT&T connection is available.

Which is cheaper in Houston, AT&T or Xfinity, and what will I actually pay?

AT&T starts at $35/mo and Xfinity starts at $40/mo, but both are promotional starting rates. Confirm the post-promo rate, equipment fees, and any contract before signing.

Which is faster for gaming, working from home, or 4K streaming?

AT&T is faster where available, offering up to 5,000/5,000 Mbps, while Xfinity offers up to 2,000/300 Mbps. Check your address first, then choose AT&T for maximum speed and uploads or Xfinity when broader availability matters.

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. Provider order and each ZIP’s winner follow the site’s one ranking rule (Speed Score, discounted for weak upload, times coverage); read the full methodology.