re: What can you baws tell me about The Woodlands?

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I don’t understand why anyone that doesn’t have children would live in these type of areas.

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It is a really nice area to live in, close enough to be in Houston proper and far enough away to be away from the "city."

With that said, once my kids have graduated, I am moving out into the country somewhere. My dollar will go a lot further and I can spend more on travel but I will miss the walking trails and abundant amenities.

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Yep. You best be getting a substantial pay increase

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I post this almost every time on these threads when people come to chime in about the property taxes, we moved in 21 from BR to woodlands, our cost of living went down substantially.

Public schools
No state tax
Lower sales tax
No tax on food at grocery store
All insurance costs are lower


And it’s just so much easier in every way, the traffic can be bad in spots, but it always at least moves (although the recent construction on 1488 has sucked). It’s better in every way and yes the property taxes are high but again neighborhood schools, 10 parks within a bike ride, awesome library the kids like going to, all the streets and infrastructure are good, saturated presence of fire and police services

Our home value here is about 2x of what it was in BR and the property taxes are about 3x of what they were there, but I literally got nothing for them there, I can’t think of one public service I was paying extra for anyway like trash pickup I used.

One thing you’ll notice in TX is what you get for those high property taxes. Unlike LA, the schools and athletic facilities are ridiculous.

I’m in a Dallas suburb like the Woodlands and we have an amazing STEM center, and inside the school is a huge culinary arts program and great athletic programs. Not to mention the great parks and trails.

I don’t mind the higher taxes for the opportunities my kids get

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How do you like Bender's Landing?

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I Love it

Now I need to go get a golf cart or another SXS.

We love the area. Harmony, Woodson’s The Falls, Benders Landing Estates and Artivia were all on the list.

We almost pulled the trigger on new construction in Artivia but I bailed once I found the news story about bullets from over the backstop of the gun range and hitting cars and houses


I’ll buy you a beer sometime at Cosmic Cowboy.

Great place to live but you better bet making at least $150,000 a year.

Or you and your wife

Two cars
Housing
Taxes
Insurance
Entertainment
Food
Cable, Internet, blah blah blah

That's about the break even salary for a family of 4 in a nice Texas suburb.

I'm living it as we speak

Been living here since 2009.

Absolutely love it. Great schools, solid entertainment, quality neighbors, established real estate.

Close enough to visit Houston yet far enough away to keep the garbage out.

Best decision we ever made.

My home office is in The Woodlands and I'd love to live there.. I'm there once or twice a year and absolutely enjoy being there..

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but not much on the entertainment. You've obviously never been to Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion.

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Yes if all you like to do is go to outdoor concerts. Again. Woodlands is great but it’s over an hour (or two) from Houston When I go to concerts up there I have to get a hotel. The same would be true if you live up there and want to see baseball, football, zoo, museums or any restaurant that doesn’t have all you can eat breadsticks

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East of I-45 is not the Woodlands. Not trying to throw shade, but it’s not the same. Schools tell the tale.

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It’s close enough.