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Where to live in Houston?
Posted on 7/6/16 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 7/6/16 at 4:42 pm
Haven't lived there in 10 years, and may be moving back soon.
Mid-30s couple with 1 child (newborn) and hopefully another to come in the next 2-3 years.
Working downtown, and friends and family all over the place (from Katy to Clear Lake to The Heights and Tomball).
I don't want a long commute to/from work (30 min max), so I'm thinking either inside the loop or in between 610 and BW8 on the w side near he I-10 corridor.
Suggestions on neighborhoods? What's a 4br/3ba going to set me back?
Mid-30s couple with 1 child (newborn) and hopefully another to come in the next 2-3 years.
Working downtown, and friends and family all over the place (from Katy to Clear Lake to The Heights and Tomball).
I don't want a long commute to/from work (30 min max), so I'm thinking either inside the loop or in between 610 and BW8 on the w side near he I-10 corridor.
Suggestions on neighborhoods? What's a 4br/3ba going to set me back?
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Posted on 7/6/16 at 4:54 pm to PenguinNinja
Just NW of the heights is up and coming if you don't have 500k.
eta: if you do have 500k, try the heights
eta: if you do have 500k, try the heights
This post was edited on 7/6/16 at 4:57 pm
Posted on 7/6/16 at 4:55 pm to PenguinNinja
quote:Astrodome suite...
Where to live in Houston
Posted on 7/6/16 at 4:57 pm to PenguinNinja
Garden Oaks/ Oak Forest is where I live and couldn't be happier.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:00 pm to PenguinNinja
Young kid, look at the burbs
If you have 250K a year or more, then look at west u or around rice
Otherwise, enjoy paying for private school
If you have 250K a year or more, then look at west u or around rice
Otherwise, enjoy paying for private school
Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:01 pm to Rouge
Rice University or Rice Military?
Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:02 pm to PenguinNinja
Rice u
Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:04 pm to PenguinNinja
Boulevard Oaks like a true OT baller
Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:06 pm to PenguinNinja
quote:
Where to live in Houston
I'll do ya a favor and tell you nowhere. It's a PoS city.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:07 pm to Rouge
Kids man. You wanna HISD?
Heights and midtown are great. But as always elementary to middle to high school, one of them is gonna be shitty.
West Houston has gone to shite. The places 610 to belt and belt to highway 6 are a mixed bag. You will go from zero to sketchy quickly. Memorial is still solid all the way down but get off memorial and you can go downhill.
Spring Branch is trying to turn over but it ain't close yet. Think The Heights 10 years ago and that's spring branch.
Heights and midtown are great. But as always elementary to middle to high school, one of them is gonna be shitty.
West Houston has gone to shite. The places 610 to belt and belt to highway 6 are a mixed bag. You will go from zero to sketchy quickly. Memorial is still solid all the way down but get off memorial and you can go downhill.
Spring Branch is trying to turn over but it ain't close yet. Think The Heights 10 years ago and that's spring branch.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:12 pm to LSU alum wannabe
I really don't want to spend 2hrs a day in traffic. I'd rather pay for private school if I have to.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:16 pm to PenguinNinja
Oak Forest / Garden Oaks, maybe Acres homes.
Awesome place and you don't have to live in the shitty suburbs.
Awesome place and you don't have to live in the shitty suburbs.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:17 pm to PenguinNinja
inside the loop take memorial or allen parkway be downtown in 10 min.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:20 pm to PenguinNinja
Must be inside the loop. Rent if you have to. Actually renting is preferred considering property taxes. I would not live in Houston if I had to live outside the loop and commute downtown. I wouldn't live in a city period if I had to live in the burbs.
Rice Village, river oaks, heights...in that order.
Rice Village, river oaks, heights...in that order.
This post was edited on 7/6/16 at 5:23 pm
Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:20 pm to PenguinNinja
West U
Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:21 pm to BabyTac
Live in Klein
Work in galleria
It's awesome
Work in galleria
It's awesome
Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:23 pm to PenguinNinja
If you're ok with sending kids to private school, Oak Forest or Garden Oaks. Oak Forest Elementary is pretty great, but Stevens and Waltrip are shite.
No matter what, new builds are going to be well north of $500k in places like Oak Forest and the Heights. You may be able to find a remodel for that price point with 4 and 3, but it will be small. Unless you want a patio/townhome (which I doubt given your kid situation).
There's always the Montrose, but that's pretty expensive, too, particularly the new/remodeled homes, and again you'd be looking at private school. West U and Southmore are great areas, but again older homes, postage stamp yards and very expensive. We looked at a tear down that was roughly $500k in West U.
Cheaper places would be out toward Humble, but I don't believe Humble ISD is all that great. I know some folks that like Pearland. Both of these places would be pushing your commute time though, particularly given the construction downtown.
Spring Branch is/was blowing up, and if you get zoned right you are in the same schools as the Memorial kids, but again, we're talking some serious money for new builds or remodels.
It's just not cheap to live in Houston and work downtown, so it's really dependent on your budget.
Check out har.com. Probably the best site ever created for real estate searching. You can do it by average commute.
No matter what, new builds are going to be well north of $500k in places like Oak Forest and the Heights. You may be able to find a remodel for that price point with 4 and 3, but it will be small. Unless you want a patio/townhome (which I doubt given your kid situation).
There's always the Montrose, but that's pretty expensive, too, particularly the new/remodeled homes, and again you'd be looking at private school. West U and Southmore are great areas, but again older homes, postage stamp yards and very expensive. We looked at a tear down that was roughly $500k in West U.
Cheaper places would be out toward Humble, but I don't believe Humble ISD is all that great. I know some folks that like Pearland. Both of these places would be pushing your commute time though, particularly given the construction downtown.
Spring Branch is/was blowing up, and if you get zoned right you are in the same schools as the Memorial kids, but again, we're talking some serious money for new builds or remodels.
It's just not cheap to live in Houston and work downtown, so it's really dependent on your budget.
Check out har.com. Probably the best site ever created for real estate searching. You can do it by average commute.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:24 pm to PenguinNinja
Kingwood
Great schools
zero crime
Small town feel
Extremely favorable demographics
/thread
Great schools
zero crime
Small town feel
Extremely favorable demographics
/thread
This post was edited on 7/6/16 at 5:27 pm
Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:24 pm to BabyTac
quote:
Must be inside the loop. Rent if you have to. Actually renting is preferred considering property taxes
It's actually not cheaper. Heard a news story about this on NPR. Rental rates have gone up at a higher clip than property taxes specifically because property taxes are so high.
Posted on 7/6/16 at 5:26 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
quote:
Kingwood
I would say Kingwood if you can find a place close to 59. It will be a longer commute in, particularly with traffic or accidents, but if you can live close to 59, your commute won't be much longer than 30 minutes. If you live toward downtown Kingwood, your commute will be at least 45-60 minutes.
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