What's Houston Next Major Suburb? (Baytown, Sugar Land: new home, to buy, construction)

[NorsonFernandez]

Whether we like it or not, people will continue to move to Houston at a significant pace.

When construction on Highway 59 finishes, Rosenberg will inevitably become another major suburb of Houston.

There are already major developments such as the new Brazos Town Shopping Center. And lots of developers have already bought land to build new homes.

It makes me wonder, what city will be the next major suburb of Houston?
From Alief-->Sugar Land-->Missouri City-->Richmond-->Rosenberg-->???

On the west side, I predict that within 10 years, Brookshire, TX will somehow make it as a Houston Suburb.

When you look at other major cities in the U.S. like Chicago and its faraway suburbs, like Naperville and Gurnee, I believe Houston will follow the same trend with far out cities as 'suburbs.'

What other cities do you predict will have rapid gains in population to become Houston's next major suburb?

[PhD]

I doubt Brookshire but Pearland is coming up. New shopping, HWY 35 will be a freeway and the populations has doubled in 10 years.

The East side needs development. The only enclaveish community out East is Summerwood. Channelview and Baytown could use development.

First Sugarland, now Katy is the major suburb. I think somewhere Northwest will be "The" suburb. Steeplechase, there's a new mall planeed going out towards Fairfield.

[crbcrbrgv]

Watch out for Fulshear. It will take time, but they have a lot of room to grow. Not to mention, it would be very logical to keep adding lanes to Westheimer. And if you are skeptical, I guarantee somebody scoffed the idea of Rosenberg becoming larger not too long ago.

[tstone]

Brookshire probably will not make it as a "suburb" anytime soon, but it's still in the metro area if I'm not mistaken. Notice the feeder roads disappear between Katy and Brookshire. I've heard this is an environmental ordinance thingy. If there was a feeder, you'd have all sorts of businesses and development. Someone just needs to lift the ordinance and the land owners need to sell the farms.

Galveston county is a place to keep your eye on though. Even though it is fairly continuous from League City to Galveston down hwy 3 and 45, there is a lot of land left for development.

[Mom2Feebs]

My vote is for Richmond/Rosenberg. Pearland is already a suburb, IMHO. I just cannot believe the growth in the Richmond area. The people who developed Pecan Grove knew exactly what they were doing.

[Rick4Life]

Originally Posted by crbcrbrgv

Watch out for Fulshear. It will take time, but they have a lot of room to grow. Not to mention, it would be very logical to keep adding lanes to Westheimer. And if you are skeptical, I guarantee somebody scoffed the idea of Rosenberg becoming larger not too long ago.

Fulshear is going to be growing at a rediculous rate over the next 20 years. There are plans for enourmous master planned communities. Firethorne is growing nicely and within the next year the biggest master planned community of Houston will begin; Cross Creek Ranch 3000+ acres. The ameneties are supposed to be off the chain. It is supposed to blow Telfair and Cinco Ranch out of the water.

[texas7]

In a course I took that studied Houston - the largest growth in the city over the next 20 years will be way out on 290 where the most available land and room for growth is. Eventually Hempstead and Brenham will become surburbs.

[mpope409]

Well, Alief is no longer a suburb. It's Houston city limits now.

[AVTechMan]

This is somewhat scary....I want to be able to live in an area where there aren't any greedy developers to buy up all the land for housin communities. I know there are many people that still like to live far out on some peaceful property without having to deal with extra noise that communities and developing can bring.

[chris_ut]

I would say Porter, or is that already considered a suburb of Houston now?