Welcome to Houston ...continued

If you are moving to a new area you probably have no idea how the city is set up. I knew a lady many years ago who moved here from Washington State, who moved here because her Uncle and Aunt lived here and she was going to work with them at their office. I am pretty sure she had no idea at the time that she was moving to one of the less desirable areas of the city. She came her alone, lived alone, and she rented an apartment in what could be considered almost a ghetto.

I probably wont get to all of the areas with this posting but I want to give the reader an idea of how things are set up here.

Myself I live on the far west side of the Houston area in Katy,Tx which has been growing steadily for many years and really doesnt have any undesirable areas.

To go to extremes if you happen to live in the West University area, River Oaks, or Pecan Grove( in the Sugarland area) Those would be considered well to do areas in the general Houston area.

Similar to Katy, if you are in the Woodlands or Kingwood areas, Friendswood for example those are master planned communities on the edge of the area to the north and south. These are very nice areas to live, although they do have sizable commutes if you happen to work downtown or in the Galleria area (very dense areas for business)

Like other cities in Texas we have a loop called the 610 loop that goes around the main part of town. Areas inside that loop are considered desireable but they are usually high rise condiminiums. The downtown area has in the last several years refurbished certain older buildings and built lofts that have become quite popular.

to be contd,.....

Welcome to Houston,Tx!!

For those of you who may have Houston,TX in your future, let me welcome you to our fair city.
I will be focusing on the many features of our city in future postings.
As most of the rest of the country is dealing with plummeting real estate values and businesses closing left and right and what seems like daily layoffs, Houston has the upper hand.
I won't say that Houston is booming right now,but compared to the rest of the US we are looking really good. Prices for the overall Houston market are stable and Houston business overall is actually growing. Of course there are businesses in our area that are failing and laying off workers,but this happens in a non recessionary time as well.
Something else that makes Houston unique is that we are the 4th largest city in the U.S. but if you ask around a lot of Houstonians will tell you that this feels a lot like a small town considering that fact. You could also say that Houston is MADE up of numerous small towns making up a larger city. I myself live in the Katy area which is on the far west side of town, which is growing like a weed. In addition to Katy, you have areas like Spring Branch, West University, Sugarland, And the Heights. Some of these smaller areas actually have their own police forces and fire service.
To be continued.....