How many hair salons and barbers are there within 1 km of Upper Kirby?
9 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Upper Kirby, 2.9 per km². Few direct competitors; check the foot traffic before you read that as demand.
Upper Kirby, Houston · scanned 13 October 2026 · the 5th most crowded of 10 areas mapped in Houston
Within 1 km
9
hair salons and barbers
Per km²
2.9
low competition
With 10+ reviews
8
enough to judge a rating
Established
5
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.8★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
166
per hair salon
Every hair salon in the circle
Measured within 1 km of the centre: LOW under 5, MODERATE 5–15, HIGH 15–40, INTENSE over 40 places per km².
Rating spread
How the 9 hair salons and barbers here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up7 (78%)
- 4.0 to 4.41 (11%)
- 3.5 to 3.90 (0%)
- Below 3.50 (0%)
- Under 10 reviews1 (11%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Braiding & Barber Lounge | 5.0★ | 220 | 890 m |
| Cozy Barbershop | 4.9★ | 1,339 | 780 m |
| In The Loop by Lather | 4.9★ | 492 | 280 m |
| Bleach Salon | 4.8★ | 166 | 780 m |
| EXTEND Hair Extension & Color Bar | 4.7★ | 67 | 270 m |
| Drybar - River Oaks | 4.0★ | 268 | 480 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cozy Barbershop | 4.9★ | 1,339 | 780 m |
| In The Loop by Lather | 4.9★ | 492 | 280 m |
| Drybar - River Oaks | 4.0★ | 268 | 480 m |
| Helena Braiding & Barber Lounge | 5.0★ | 220 | 890 m |
| Bleach Salon | 4.8★ | 166 | 780 m |
Chains
No brand has two or more outlets within 1 km of Upper Kirby.
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Questions
How many hair salons and barbers are there in Upper Kirby?
9 within 1 km of the centre of Upper Kirby, Houston, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 2.9 per km², which we rate low competition. It is the 5th most crowded of the 10 Houston areas we mapped.
Is Upper Kirby a good place to open a hair salon?
LOW competition: 9 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Upper Kirby, 2.9 per km². Few direct competitors; check the foot traffic before you read that as demand. The numbers here are for the area centre; a free scan shows every competitor on a map around your exact address.
What is the average rating of hair salons and barbers in Upper Kirby?
4.8 out of 5, across the 8 with at least 10 reviews. 7 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical hair salon here has 166 reviews.
Which hair salons and barbers in Upper Kirby are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Helena Braiding & Barber Lounge (5.0, 220 reviews), Cozy Barbershop (4.9, 1,339 reviews), In The Loop by Lather (4.9, 492 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Upper Kirby on 13 October 2026 and counted every hair salon on the map inside it. Places missing from the map or opened since are not counted, so treat the numbers as a floor. Average rating only counts places with 10 or more reviews.