Housing Between Sugarland and Downtown (Houston, Bellaire: lease, house, neighborhoods)

[HappyCee]

My family will be moving to Houston this summer from Europe. My husband will be working in Sugarland (Zip Code 77478) while I'll be working at University of Houston, Downtown. We also have two young kids in Elementary School.
I wanted to ask of neighborhoods (preferably in the inner loop or nearby) that would make commute easy for both of us. I was also wondering if anyone can suggest good private schools that have an international representation. Thank you!

[City Love]

What's your price range? The public schools in Sugarland are good. You could try something around the Upper Kirby area in 77098 if your budget is $350k+. You could also try Meyerland off 610. It all comes down to your price range. You also have the Galleria area off 610/59 right between Sugarland and UH.

[AK123]

Originally Posted by HappyCee

My family will be moving to Houston this summer from Europe. My husband will be working in Sugarland (Zip Code 77478) while I'll be working at University of Houston, Downtown. We also have two young kids in Elementary School.
I wanted to ask of neighborhoods (preferably in the inner loop or nearby) that would make commute easy for both of us. I was also wondering if anyone can suggest good private schools that have an international representation. Thank you!

Bellaire, Meyerland, West University Place.
It all really depends on your housing budget. These don't come cheap, especially West U.

[HappyCee]

We intend to rent for the first year. Our budget is between $2000 -$2500/month. We're wlling to pay whatever we need to for the schools.

[Vicman]

Originally Posted by HappyCee

We intend to rent for the first year. Our budget is between $2000 -$2500/month. We're wlling to pay whatever we need to for the schools.

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[FloEdelman]

Awty International School Awty International School Houston if you want to go private with an international program.

[houston-nomad]

Awty will be out of both of your ways, though. You might instead look into Meyerland, a house zoned to Kolter Elementary, which has a foreign language magnet. I've heard several Awty families have migrated to Kolter. Good school, great language program, likely to have foreign families, too.

[OducksFTW!]

Stick toward the 610 loop or South of 90... there tends to be a deadzone along 59 between Chimney Rock and Kirkwood...

[DJboutit]

You can rent a 2200sqft to 2700sqft 3 or 4 bed room house in Meyerland Willow Meadows Willowbend Westbury & Maplewood on the south west side just outside the loop in your price range

[walkera1]

There are a number of lease options close to Awtry., Rice Military, Heights and Galleria. The commute for your husband would not be too bad as he would be going against traffic and downtown Houston is easily accessable from those locations.