Good area to live around Houston ? ( with good school too )

[jaylivg]

Originally Posted by houstonfan

Your realtor suggested Katy or Bridgeland for commutes to Conroe and Galleria? Unless I'm missing something, you should get a new realtor.
You need to tell us what your budget and wishes are for the house and where your husband work most of the time. Do you want public or private school?

Actually , i was the one suggested Katy before arrived here in Houston , i didn't know about how bad the traffic could be or how far it is from where he's working . My main concern at the time was good school , i googled and Katy came up as area around Houston with the best school .

Our realtor did mention about how bad the commute could be if we decided to go with Cinco Ranch , so that's why he brought us to Bridgeland , haven't gone to see Spring or Woodlands yet .

Our budget is about 300k . And we're looking for a good school .

And my husband would be mainly in Conroe , probably be down to Galleria once a week or something . We would prefer something that would take only 45 minutes for commute .. don't know if he can deal with 2 hours commute , that would suck !!

[jaylivg]

Originally Posted by EasilyAmused

Budget would be good. If you can afford NOT TO COMMUTE, why would you?

Takes me 90 minutes to get past Conroe on a Friday at 4pm from the Galleria


Somewhere in the middle would be Cypress with easy access to I-10. But I personally never invest in Bridgeland...it feels like a neighborhood where zombies could live with 10 more years of bad economy

Is Bridgeland 'that' bad ? LOL ..

Tell me more about Bridgeland , please , my husband really likes Bridgeland , but i really want to know the plus and minus of that area .. we know nothing about it ( except it's nice )

[14Bricks]

Originally Posted by jaylivg

Actually , i was the one suggested Katy before arrived here in Houston , i didn't know about how bad the traffic could be or how far it is from where he's working . My main concern at the time was good school , i googled and Katy came up as area around Houston with the best school .

Our realtor did mention about how bad the commute could be if we decided to go with Cinco Ranch , so that's why he brought us to Bridgeland , haven't gone to see Spring or Woodlands yet .

Our budget is about 300k . And we're looking for a good school .

And my husband would be mainly in Conroe , probably be down to Galleria once a week or something . We would prefer something that would take only 45 minutes for commute .. don't know if he can deal with 2 hours commute , that would suck !!

The Woodlands would probably be your best bet.

[Supermac34]

With a commute to Conroe your realtor took you to Katy? That's nuts.

[jaylivg]

Originally Posted by Supermac34

With a commute to Conroe your realtor took you to Katy? That's nuts.

LOL , that's because we said we prefer Katy ( due to the great school they have ) , so he took us to Katy for the first house hunting , and the 2nd day he took us to Cypress . They both are nice area , but still prefer area with 1 hour or less to commute to work and great school .

This weekend we're supposed to do another house hunting , maybe i'd suggest Spring and The Woodlands , he did mentioned The Woodlands couple of times . i heard woodlands houses are expensive though ?

[d2mini]

If I was working in Conroe, I would most definitely be living in the Woodlands.
If you were commuting from katy to conroe, just the money you'd spend on gas could pay for private school if you really felt you needed it.
Which you shouldn't.

[jaylivg]

Originally Posted by d2mini

If I was working in Conroe, I would most definitely be living in the Woodlands.
If you were commuting from katy to conroe, just the money you'd spend on gas could pay for private school if you really felt you needed it.
Which you shouldn't.

True .. back in Chicago we sent our son to a private school , but the school couldn't really accomodate his needs ( no gifted and talented program , he needed this to be challenged ) , that's why now that we're moving , a great school with great programs is an important thing for us , and we think public school can accomodate his needs better than the private school .

How's the school for woodlands area ?

[Vicman]

For Conroe ISD, use this tool:
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Determine your schools that way

[llmrkc07]

I live in the Conroe and commute to the Galleria about 1 or 2 times a week and it takes me anywhere between 45 mins to a hour, I'm a aggressive driver, but with a city so large and with so much traffic you kind of have to be..lol. Here is my secret: I do not ride I45 from 6-9:30AM, 11:30AM-1PM or from 4-6PM (heavy traffic times). I normally ride 45 from 10:00-12:00PM or from 2:00-4:30PM (less traffic), they have traffic but its light during these times. I take 45 to 610W or the beltway to Westheimer. (EZ Tag is a life saver!!!). The beltway will get you there faster because it is a straight shot to Westheimer IMO.

As for the Woodlands, that would probably be your best bet, good schools, nice suburban living, etc. Don't exclude Conroe or Spring because they are nice homes and schools at those places too. Conroe, The Woodlands and Spring have a drive span about 15 to 30 mins (all depend on traffic) so I don't believe it would be a issue for your husband going to and from work. Even in the morning the traffic is normally bad going south towards DT so I dont think it will be a issue.

The whole area has homes that will accommodate your budget and it would be perfect for you all because your close entrance to the hardy toll rd and the beltway. Also if you guys like to go into the city a bit I would suggest getting a EZ Tag..it will be very beneficial during heavy traffic times or if you are in a hurry trying to get into the city.

Good Luck!

[jaylivg]

Originally Posted by llmrkc07

I live in the Conroe and commute to the Galleria about 1 or 2 times a week and it takes me anywhere between 45 mins to a hour, I'm a aggressive driver, but with a city so large and with so much traffic you kind of have to be..lol. Here is my secret: I do not ride I45 from 6-9:30AM, 11:30AM-1PM or from 4-6PM (heavy traffic times). I normally ride 45 from 10:00-12:00PM or from 2:00-4:30PM (less traffic), they have traffic but its light during these times. I take 45 to 610W or the beltway to Westheimer. (EZ Tag is a life saver!!!). The beltway will get you there faster because it is a straight shot to Westheimer IMO.

As for the Woodlands, that would probably be your best bet, good schools, nice suburban living, etc. Don't exclude Conroe or Spring because they are nice homes and schools at those places too. Conroe, The Woodlands and Spring have a drive span about 15 to 30 mins (all depend on traffic) so I don't believe it would be a issue for your husband going to and from work. Even in the morning the traffic is normally bad going south towards DT so I dont think it will be a issue.

The whole area has homes that will accommodate your budget and it would be perfect for you all because your close entrance to the hardy toll rd and the beltway. Also if you guys like to go into the city a bit I would suggest getting a EZ Tag..it will be very beneficial during heavy traffic times or if you are in a hurry trying to get into the city.

Good Luck!

Thank you so much , i saw our realtor used EZ tag , def. will get that once we get a house . I think we will look into woodlands tomorrow , and we'll see which one would be better for us .

Btw , to go downtown , you don't always have to drive through the express way , am i right ? can you just go look back roads from one area to other area .. such as if we live in Katy and we have to go to Conroe , can we always take back roads ? Maybe that way traffic wouldn't be such an issue during the rush hour time ?

Again , thank you !!!