re: Compare and contrast those Houston burbs

Just get a house that won’t/hasn’t flooded

I don’t necessarily see anything wrong with Katy in general it just seems so far out.

What you want to do is drive around each and look for the one with the most homes where the carport isn't even on the same lot as the rest of the property.

It really just depends on where you will work.

West Pearland (New Pearland) is a great place. Tons of shopping and restaurants. New and established communities. New improvements to 288 toll gets you to the middle of downtown Houston in 18 min.

Look up communities like Shadow Creek Ranch, Southern Trails, Sedona Lakes, and Pomona.

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Living near your job is probably the biggest quality of life thing you can do in Houston. All of the suburbs you listed have nice areas, but if you buy a home in Katy and work in Humble your life will be hell.

If you can swing it money-wise, always live inside the loop. You will need to factor in private schools costs if you do this.

Depends on where you are going to be working.

Of those woodlans is the best but Katy, Sugarland, Friendswood, league city all have great things about them and great schools.

But best is going to depend on where you will be working, give us that info and we can help you. Also what is your housing budget?


As far as Houston burbs sucking...I think the burbs in dallas and Houston are awesome, but I have a family and don't go to bars. Got good restaurants, great schools, plenty of recreation activities etc. Easy drive to the city on the weekend.

Almost everyone that I know that says the burbs suck are single or are the type that likes to hit up the club even though they are late 30s.

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closer to salt water fishing, but Woodlands gets you close to fresh water in Conroe and Livingston.

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Outside of the commute, the above is a consideration of youblike one more than the other.



Also to take into consideration, looks up attractions for both sides of Houston and see which you like better and would prefer to be closer too. Many will be overlapping but some may not be.

Another thing is take into consideration the median age of the area you are looking for

A big one is property tax %, can swing wildly across the burbs you named.

These all come secondary after commute though.

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The question is which part of houston will you be working in

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Correct. This conversation shouldn’t really even be started unless you know where in Houston you will be working.

If you say the Galleria or Downtown, then you rule out places like The Woodlands, Katy, Sugarland, etc unless you like commuting 2 hours a day.

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Kingwood is my favorite of these. It was the first attempt at creating what is now the Woodlands. Lots of good schools and while it’s a master-planned neighborhood, it doesn’t have the manufactured feel like the woodlands does. Also a lot more salt of the earth folks. Does flood, but local govt has been taking steps to mitigate since Harvey

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unfortunately, your money is depending on Harris County and Houston to rectify that situation. Good luck!