4 different sides of Houston(IMO) (Sugar Land, Pearland: low income, apartment complexes, crime)

[wclanton423]

I'm a #1 although I'm in Westbury now. I've been here since 2004 and have always lived Inner Loop and rarely go outside the loop until recently. Everyhting I need is there or right outside (I work by the Galleria, lol).

[HoustonRonnie]

Where are the folks that want:

1. A house in the bestest of all school districts.
2. No Crime.
3. Walking distance to the mall, Trader Joe's, In-N-Out burger and Costco.
4. Right next to a high speed train.
5. No mosquitoes, snakes nor roaches.

..all for not more than $1000/per month?

Ronnie

[marksmu]

Originally Posted by KerrTown

1. Inner Loop--full of liberals and the creative class
2. Inner Beltway--the rich conservatives that prop up John Culberson
3. Inner Grand Parkway--people who moved to Houston before 2000 and stayed
4. Outer Space--recent transplants and Houstonians who want a new house

I think its more like:

1. Inner Loop - full of dual income households with few children (or young children), or highly educated professionals making 6 figure incomes....the inner loop is quickly appreciating out of the affordable range of the liberals and creative class.

2. Inner Beltway - Hard working rich conservatives who are the business owners, or highly educated professionals who employ 3 and 4.

3. Inner Grand Parkway - Most young families and non-professionals who want safe/affordable housing.

4. Outer space - with the exception of Katy - people who just want to be near a city but not actually in one.

[tstone]

It appears some folks here know absolutely nothing about ~60% of the inner loop and ~80% off the "inner beltway", assuming that means the area between the loop and beltway.

[marksmu]

Originally Posted by tstone

It appears some folks here know absolutely nothing about ~60% of the inner loop and ~80% off the "inner beltway", assuming that means the area between the loop and beltway.

Pretty sure folks are just generalizing here...I dont think people are trying to just point out the exceptions to the generalizations....

[tstone]

Originally Posted by marksmu

Pretty sure folks are just generalizing here...I dont think people are trying to just point out the exceptions to the generalizations....

At least half of the inner loop is shunned and 100% avoided by people who live "in the loop"... and the vast majority of the area between 8 and 610 is absolutely nothing like Memorial to the EC. People here so far have pointed out the exceptions rather than the rules. This thread is asinine.

[marksmu]

Originally Posted by tstone

At least half of the inner loop is shunned and 100% avoided by people who live "in the loop"... and the vast majority of the area between 8 and 610 is absolutely nothing like Memorial to the EC. People here so far have pointed out the exceptions rather than the rules. This thread is asinine.

I find nothing inaccurate in that post.

[NYer75]

Originally Posted by KerrTown

1. Inner Loop--full of liberals and the creative class
2. Inner Beltway--the rich conservatives that prop up John Culberson
3. Inner Grand Parkway--people who moved to Houston before 2000 and stayed
4. Outer Space--recent transplants and Houstonians who want a new house

Like this one!

[Tasksgirl]

I hate it when people stay in one little area.. I grew up in Copperfield and my parents left that area very rarely.. I probably went inside the loop 10 times and half of that was with school or my grandparents for one special event or outing like the zoo or a baseball game. I moved to Los Angeles at 17 and have explored every inch of it. I love going somewhere new even if it's an hour drive! If I do move back to Texas I will certainly do the same there.. there is so much more to life than living in a bubble..! Where I work in Los Angeles (west side / Santa Monica) people don't leave that area either.. the valley (where I live) is only 20 minutes away and people act like it's 3 hours.

[OducksFTW!]

My opinion on Houston




Inner-Loop-

• Full of new grads from out-of-town who are looking to burn their income on the "new-hip" apartments that are popping up, and burn it on all the new restaurants/bars which seem to want to cash in on the naivete and consumerism of the young professional.
  
  Developers playground where they tear-down and build whatever they please instead of preserving history. And unfortunately Houstonians tend to look at something new and "happening" then they hand over their money.
  
  Some quite eclectic and interesting neighborhoods that have managed to live on despite the development around them, this tends to be for the more creative types. This happens to be my favorite type of area. A place where you can meet people that are from all different backgrounds.
  
  There is Downtown which is deserted after working hours up until a few years ago when Houstonians realized "hey maybe we should take advantage of this location and have things to do after business hours"
  
  Third Ward/ which the OP conveniently forgot
  
  The VERY wealthy areas (Rice Village, Allen Parkway, Bellaire etc.) where established Houstonians who have made a fortune reside and enjoy the beautiful neighborhoods and great location.
  
  3 Universities.
  

Beltway 8 Loop:

• Between 610 Beltway 8 there tends to be where the ghetto of Houston tends to reside.
  
  Places like Alief, Greenspoint, Westchase, Clear Lake, South Houston,Gulfton,Sharpstown etc.
  
  There are a few affluent areas(River Oaks) but for the most part its pretty run-down.
  
  

Outside the Beltway:

• Major Suburbs, Katy,Woodlands, Sugar Land, Humble, Pearland etc.
  
  For the most part these suburbs are largely copies of one another, all of them have a mall, a "town center", decent to good schools, family oriented environments.
  
  

Anything beyond 10 miles of the Beltway is just too far out IMO. Its ridiculous if you live that far out, you're looking at a 40min. drive into the loop with traffic factored in. And with all the traffic lately even without rush hour you still will take 30-40 mins. to get into the heart of the city if you live far beyond Beltway 8.



I'm sure I left out a lot but I think this is very comprehensive. I believe that an outer-towner would be able to get a good idea of Houston from my lists.