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re: Best suburb of Houston to buy a house?

Posted on 6/15/15 at 2:07 pm to
Posted by MNCscripper
St. George
Member since Jan 2004
11713 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 2:07 pm to
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South Shore Harbor


Decent golf course
Posted by TopHog1
Member since Jan 2012
2623 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 2:09 pm to
Woodlands or Cy Fair area.


No such thing as a 30 minute commute both ways here bro
Posted by htownjeep
Republic of Texas
Member since Jun 2005
7612 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 2:12 pm to
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Disagree, raising a family inside the loop is great if you can afford it.
Most people can't. And the people that can sure the frick don't come on this site and ask where to live in Houston.
Posted by Turbeauxdog
Member since Aug 2004
23279 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 2:13 pm to
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I live in the Heights, don't need to preach that to me.


Heights is the tits, about to buy my second home there.
Posted by Larry Gooseman
Houston
Member since Mar 2014
2658 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 2:14 pm to
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Heights is the tits, about to buy my second home there.



Just upgrading?
Posted by TopHog1
Member since Jan 2012
2623 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 2:15 pm to
Heights is nice. I don't think I would enjoy living there though once I got in my 40's.


It's definitely a younger crowd set up
Posted by Turbeauxdog
Member since Aug 2004
23279 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 2:26 pm to
Yeah. We did the restoration thing on our last one, going to keep and rent and buy a home to get us through elementary school.
Posted by Turbeauxdog
Member since Aug 2004
23279 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 2:27 pm to
Young people and Tons of empty nesters but you are correct. That 40-50 year old range is lacking.
Posted by Buckeye06
Member since Dec 2007
23136 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 2:37 pm to
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Taking Hardy is a must if you are commuting downtown from The Woodlands. I probably wouldn't want to live up there and commute downtown everyday just because I don't like sitting in traffic, but there is zero damn chance I would it if I had to take 45. Hardy is a must



This. I lived in the woods from kindergarten through high school, and drove into Bellaire 4-5 times a week around 5 pm. Hardy toll road to 610 for the MF win!!! It was probably 45 minutes to an hour there, and when I went home at like 930 it was 40 or so
Posted by Larry Gooseman
Houston
Member since Mar 2014
2658 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 3:03 pm to
We are several years from that point, but we are zoned to Love Elementary which doesn't look like a good one.

Is Harvard Elem the only public one worth a damn in the area?
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 3:11 pm to
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Heights is nice. I don't think I would enjoy living there though once I got in my 40's.


It's definitely a younger crowd set up


I am younger (29). I looked in the heights. The cost was just not worth it to me. It's a nice area for sure, but I'm married with a kid. There is not enough there to make it worth double to triple the price I'm paying to live in a nice area like the Woodlands. I've gone out with friends there a few times, but once you get past that, it's just closer. I'm not paying that much for closer. If I had a lot more disposable income, it might be a different story as I could afford a house worth living in.
Posted by 7thWardTiger
Richmond, Texas
Member since Nov 2009
24670 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 3:28 pm to
Sugar land, Stafford. Bellaire. Brookshire would be nice but it won't fit to your commute time frame.
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
29651 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 3:29 pm to
Kingwood

Posted by barry
Location, Location, Location
Member since Aug 2006
50361 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 3:32 pm to
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Important factors are:
-Safety
-Nice homes at decent price
-Good schools
-Around a 30 minute commute to downtown both ways.


Hate to break it to you but these are 3 points on a triangle in houston. Pick two, you can't have all three.
Posted by DukeSilver
Member since Jan 2014
2726 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 3:34 pm to
I agree, and the closer thing is only a huge benefit if you have a comute (I don't). So on the weekends if I want to go to an area downtown a 15/20 minute drive isn't a big deal at all.
Posted by barry
Location, Location, Location
Member since Aug 2006
50361 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 3:34 pm to
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Kingwood


I live in KW. 59/I-69 has the best traffic situation for downtown of any of the suburbs and KW has very affordable housing. There just isn't shite to do here even compared to other suburbs.
Posted by tiderider
Member since Nov 2012
7703 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 3:37 pm to
anything north on i-45 may also encounter even worse traffic the next 2-4 years if they proceed with their planned reroute of 45/pierce ...
Posted by joeleblanc
Member since Jan 2012
4114 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 3:44 pm to
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Reading this thread makes me so happy I live in the loop (actually in Houston

Reading this thread makes me SO happy I don't work in Houston anymore!!!!!

No more slave to your job commute for me!!!

Good luck suckerssssssss







Posted by MWP
Kingwood, TX via Monroe, LA
Member since Jul 2013
10486 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 3:47 pm to
Fall Creek if it hasn't been posted yet but not sure what schools they get zoned too, especially high school. If Humble HS, then might look at Oakhurst off 59 in Kingwood. Good area and in Montgomery County.
Posted by barry
Location, Location, Location
Member since Aug 2006
50361 posts
Posted on 6/15/15 at 3:52 pm to
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If Humble HS, then might look at Oakhurst off 59 in Kingwood. Good area and in Montgomery County.


Oakhurst is New Caney ISD, you want to avoid that.
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