Moving from Seattle WA to Spring TX (Houston, Aldine: sales, apartment complexes)

[Mrkingdavid23]

Hello ,

I am planning to move to Houston from Seattle to be more precise spring area i resell refrigeration equipment
so traffic its not an issue for me since my work is mainly internet sales , my wife is looking to work in
restaurants since she is a restaurant manager in this area , this is the zip code we are about to rent the
home at 77373 any warnings ?

i have around 10k saved for the relocation i hope thats enough
2 adults 1 children
1 pet - african grey parrot .

your help would be really appreciated
thanks ,

[Supermac34]

You are currently looking at renting in the Aldine/Westfield area, which is definitely the worst part of "Spring".

The much better part of Spring is to stay West of I-45 and North of 1960. This opens up a wide swath of unincorporated Spring and gets you into the Klein area and nearer to Champions, which is the best part of Spring. The schools are better, the crime is lower, and the neighborhoods are nicer. For that part of town you want to be looking at 77379 instead.

Basically, you want to be in Klein ISD, not Spring ISD for schools.

[studiobtm]

Ditto what Supermac34 said.

[Mrkingdavid23]

Thanks supermac , i have been a couple of times at Houston i resell equipment that comes out of texas and i am tired of the high rents and taxes in seattle , i heard spring was a good area but i guess there was a reason why the rent was that cheap , anybody around in this forum had relocated from seattle to Houston ? to share some info thanks ..

[Dopo]

The area west of 45 on Louetta seems nice and is in a good school district.
but I don't know if there's any apartment complexes around there.

[Mrkingdavid23]

so is 77373 the ghetto like how bad it is ?

[fnh]

Originally Posted by Mrkingdavid23

Thanks supermac , i have been a couple of times at Houston i resell equipment that comes out of texas and i am tired of the high rents and taxes in seattle , i heard spring was a good area but i guess there was a reason why the rent was that cheap , anybody around in this forum had relocated from seattle to Houston ? to share some info thanks ..

I moved from Seattle to Houston. You will not find lower taxes in Houston - the sales tax is the same (8.25%) and property taxes are more than double in Houston compared to Seattle. And for the money, you get far less in TX public services. Public schools here are a low priority, you are better served in a WA public school. It is true that you can find lower cost housing to buy, at least outside of 'desirable' areas, but I'm not sure the same holds for rents. Houston is much more segregated socioeconomically than Seattle, there is far less mixing of high- and low-rent in the same neighborhoods, so keep that in mind when you are looking for a good deal. Best of luck!

[DejaBlue]

How much are you looking to rent? Size wise, etc.

There's reasonable places all over Spring granted you don't mind a house from like 1970 or so.


Spring east of I-45 has gone downhill in a bad way. Unless you live in Carlton Woods or Benders Landing willing to pay 5$$,$$$ to $,$$$,$$$ it's kind of the ghetto of Spring.

[a_guerrajr]

^ ..... you obviously don't know much about it.

Spring is a big area, so parts of it are always mixed up.

Generally east of interstate 45 and south of Cypresswood/Louetta, the income level is lower, and has cheaper apartment complexes. Therefore it attracts less desirable neighbors. There also isn't any development in those areas, so nothing to make it nice and appealing.

West of 45, you have the better school district, booming housing development, and a lot nicer neighborhoods. You can also go as north as Rayford/Sawdust on 45 and be on the east side, that is a nicer part of spring. Imperial Oaks, Legends Ranch, Spring Trails, Harmony, Benders Landing, Fox Run , are all better than the neighborhoods south of that area.

[Mrkingdavid23]

Originally Posted by a_guerrajr

^ ..... you obviously don't know much about it.

Spring is a big area, so parts of it are always mixed up.

Generally east of interstate 45 and south of Cypresswood/Louetta, the income level is lower, and has cheaper apartment complexes. Therefore it attracts less desirable neighbors. There also isn't any development in those areas, so nothing to make it nice and appealing.

West of 45, you have the better school district, booming housing development, and a lot nicer neighborhoods. You can also go as north as Rayford/Sawdust on 45 and be on the east side, that is a nicer part of spring. Imperial Oaks, Legends Ranch, Spring Trails, Harmony, Benders Landing, Fox Run , are all better than the neighborhoods south of that area.

Obviously , i dont know nothing about the area thats why i am asking in a relocation forum ...... i had only been there a few times my company is based there and thats why the reason of moving i am probably renting in the woodlands that would be my safest choice and its not that bad in terms of pricing .... well thanks , and by the way i love seattle and own a condominium in Bellevue which it cost me around 380k which i could get something nice and bigger in Houston i hope so .