Where to Live in Houston?

[free.bird]

Where do most of the CAL pilots live in Houston?

I've heard the Museum District/Memorial Park/Hospital areas are nice as well as Clear Lake and Humble...

Just curious what is the best value and being able to drive easily to IAH.

Thanks in advance for any inputs.

 

[Palomino]

go north for your sanity. Houston is the Texas Toilet.

a good base, but not a nice place to live in my opinion.

Brenham, College Station, Magnolia area is nice...but it's a bit of a drive.

i commute via air and it's worth it. Houston is just not a very appealing environment to call home for me.

 

[Mookie]

Clear Lake/Kemah/La Porte-South areas near the bay. 1hr at least drive...more likely 1.5
Kingwood/woodlands/Conroe-north areas with nice neighborhoods. 25 minutes except Conroe is a little bit further.

downtown is a dump...
Mookie

 

[Charlie Brown]

Austin.

 

[munson]

i live in Fairfield neighborhood on the northwest side, probably the most bang for your buck on the north west side of houston right now that we found. Its got great schools if you have kids/planning on having kids. I grew up in Houston and like this area the most from what I have seen. Woodlands is nice, but very expensive. Both are about a 35 minute drive to IAH. If your looking more for land, Magnolia and area off of 1488 between Magnolia and Woodlands is probably the place to go.

 

[xpdriver]

near either iah or hou.I hear it is really nice and safe...

 

[DallasGatr]

I live in the Dallas area, but I've got to say that Houston's downtown area, (near Rice), blows away anything in Dallas.....

 

[Flyforyou]

Take a look at The Woodlands if you can. Great place to live, good schools, good investment(for Texas), and good quality of life. Yes, it is true that we could have the same house for less outside of here, but i'd like to think we'll get that back when we sell it. Regardless, in my opinion, finding something suitable beats commuting any day! Good luck.

Fly

 

[IrishjbPilot]

I second Austin...Great city and would be an easy commute to Hou

 

[frog_flyer]

Houston sucks.

 

[blzr]

I would want to live next to that Astronaut Chick... What part of crazytown do they live in???!!!!

 

[Tejas-Jet]

I would want to live next to that Astronaut Chick... What part of crazytown do they live in???!!!!

Well she lives in Clear Lake....you might be able to get a good deal on her house....

Tejas

 

[kaisersose]

I used to live in a lake/golf community called Bentwater. It is real nice but relatively expensive. However, about the time I sold my house there was a mortgage scheme busted up by the FBI which resulted in about 20 houses being forclosed on. I believe that many are still available and may go to auction. I think the whole deal drove down all the prices and you may get a house that was worth $400,000 for 3 something. It is about 45 minutes to IAH on the North end of Lake Conroe. I think there are houses in the mid 200 range now too.

 

[Cobra]

That's right Houston sucks, so all you carpet baggers should stay away. No really...

I would suggest from Spring north to the Woodlands. Try to stay within Montgomery county. Your insurance rates and property taxes will be definitely lower.

 

[commuterguy]

I lived in Conroe for a few years. Liked the country feel. Seems I went to the Woodlands though anytime I needed anything. To do it over again I would do only move into the Woodlands proper. Not Spring near the woodlands, but within. One thing I found helpful when house shopping (this ruled Humble out one night) is go to the nearest Walmart/Grocery store that you would be shopping at around 9pm at night. You may have a nice house but it is interesting to see who your immidiate and not so immidiate neighbors will be. And remember the people who say Houston sucks have probably never lived there. Their exposure is probably limited to the bus ride from the airport to the crashpad in Greenspoint.

 

[Deerkiller]

Where do most of the CAL pilots live in Houston?

I've heard the Museum District/Memorial Park/Hospital areas are nice as well as Clear Lake and Humble...

Just curious what is the best value and being able to drive easily to IAH.

Thanks in advance for any inputs.

Pilot ghetto North = The Woodlands
Pilot ghetto NorthEast = Kingwood

A lot of guys live up in the 249/1488 area (Magnolia)

I live NW off of 290...near Fairfield( I believe someone already mentioned this area)

Rice area is a little less bang for your buck(size of home) but you're in the "happening" part of town, if there is one (i can say that, i've lived here my whole life)

Clear Lake, Friendswood, Galveston, all south of town and hour plus drive.

If you're looking for cheap housing checkout Greenspoint:uzi: or South Houstonimp:

Hope this helps

dk

 

[jbDC9]

I live NW off of 290...near Fairfield( I believe someone already mentioned this area)

Uh oh, that makes 3 of us; I'm off 290 in Cypress... does that mean we're starting a NW Houston pilot ghetto?

 

[ATLplt]

Ahh, Gunspoint. I started every morning with a smile after finding that my car was not stolen during the night.

Enjoy the summer, It's lovely...

 

[Freight Dog]

I have a house in Bentwater on Lake Conroe. About 45 min drive from IAH.

Love the area and the bennies/privileges that come with living/owning a home in Bentwater. I just wish I lived there...

http://www.bentwater.com

 

[c9skytrain]

Move to where the Katrina survivors hang out.

 

[Deerkiller]

Uh oh, that makes 3 of us; I'm off 290 in Cypress... does that mean we're starting a NW Houston pilot ghetto?

ssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

The less there are the better

 

[Booker]

And if you're single, stay the heck away from Kingwood. As the Texans say, "Don't do what I done did!"

 

[LJDRVR]

Uh oh, that makes 3 of us; I'm off 290 in Cypress... does that mean we're starting a NW Houston pilot ghetto?

Yes! I'm in Bear Creek. What will we call our burb?

 

[free.bird]

Thanks for all the inputs. I am still laughing from blzr's post....

 

[720persecond]

As far away as where the Astronaughty live...

 

[JettBoii]

Grew up in houston. Museum district..you cant afford. I would pick norhwest. Magnolia/Woodlands. Clean. New. Nice. No riff raff. Buy your house now; get the equity.

 

[GuppyPuppy]

Lived in Kingwood for a while. Nice area with all amenities within about 15 minutes (at most). Twenty minutes to IAH.

Woodlands is also nice, but just a bit further to IAH than Kingwood.

Houston is probably the cheapest big city in the country so you should be able to afford something out of the ghetto.

Oh, I agree with others here....Houston sucks!

GP

 

[hotwing]

The Woodlands is one of the nicest places to be - Harris County is not -- high taxes, not zoned and not incorporated... You could have a shack built right next to your house in Harris county...

 

[IrishjbPilot]

I am moving back to Austin at the end of the year. The commute is really quick and you could not ask for a better city....great beer, great music and the best looking women in Texas by far...unless you are married...then the ugliest woman in Texas

 

[psysicx]

Anything else about Bentwater?