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,.....