Sugar Land or The Woodlands - can't decide!! (Houston, Spring: appointed, homes)

[mv99]

We are moving from Richmond, VA to Houston in the coming months and can't decide between settling in the Sugar Land area or The Woodlands. Both seem very nice and have great schools and planned communities. Our girls have been accepted to private schools in both areas as well. Housing seems to be moving really fast in both locations and the prices are higher then we originally expected. My office is in downtown but clients will be all over Houston so really looking for whats the most convenient for my wife and girls.

Are there any locals out there that can give us some insights from a local perspective.

Appreciate any help y'all can give.

[LynnKrause1]

The Woodlands for sure. My daughter lived there for 4 years ....great house, pools all over, everything you would want there in the bubble...very nice people. We were so impressed every time we visited her (14x) that we are considering retiring in The Woodlands.

[westhou]

Both are great. I don't think you would be disappointed with either one. Personally I would pick Sugar Land because of the convenience to Uptown, Upper Kirby, Rice Village, Museum District, Medical Center, and Downtown. The 59 corridor just seems more packed with amenities. But like I said before, both are great. To be fair to The Woodlands there are also some good amenities along the 45 corridor like Spring, Bush Airport, and The Heights.

Good luck on wherever you decide.

[Failed Engineer]

If you really are going to be visiting clients all over the city, I would strike the Woodlands off the list. You are going to be miserable when commuting to/from clients south of I-10.

Sugar Land is also not an ideal place from which to commute all over Houston, but it's lightyears better than the Woodlands.

[bluelion_ms3]

Originally Posted by Failed Engineer

If you really are going to be visiting clients all over the city, I would strike the Woodlands off the list. You are going to be miserable when commuting to/from clients south of I-10.

Sugar Land is also not an ideal place from which to commute all over Houston, but it's lightyears better than the Woodlands.

the same theory can be applied to sugarland.....what if a lot of his clients are in the woodlands, spring, humble, cypress, tomball. then he's having to commute to north of i-10.

if they decide to live in the woodlands, they can easily take hardy toll rd to bypass the traffic on 45 north.

ideally, if you're having to commute all around the city for clients, the easiest location would be downtown, but we know that won't happen. whether the op lives in the woodlands or sugarland....worse case scenario, he should expect 1hr - 1 1/2 hr commutes.

[mv99]

Thank you for the responses. Appreciate the input.

[bloodwings19]

Sugar Land is a lot more diverse and The Woodlands has better schooling and choices. I can tell you what is great about living in The Woods is the enormous bike/hike path and their parks. The place never floods even in hurricane, or the worst of hurricane from Alicia to the one we had a few years ago. Our streets from residential to public travel roads are very wide, with no potholes. No sidewalks on most of the homes, no mailboxes standing on each house. It has all the restaurants and bars, shopping too. It is a very active place, we have a lot of running and cycling events, even for kids. The true quality in The Woods are their schools, you can go public and private, both have great records. Its been around 30 years so far, I think I'm going to stick around for a little bit unless I win the lottery.

[Poppinfresh]

Originally Posted by bloodwings19

Sugar Land is a lot more diverse and The Woodlands has better schooling and choices. I can tell you what is great about living in The Woods is the enormous bike/hike path and their parks. The place never floods even in hurricane, or the worst of hurricane from Alicia to the one we had a few years ago. Our streets from residential to public travel roads are very wide, with no potholes. No sidewalks on most of the homes, no mailboxes standing on each house. It has all the restaurants and bars, shopping too. It is a very active place, we have a lot of running and cycling events, even for kids. The true quality in The Woods are their schools, you can go public and private, both have great records. Its been around 30 years so far, I think I'm going to stick around for a little bit unless I win the lottery.

Not having sidewalks is a desirable trait?

[EasilyAmused]

Ummm, Alden Bridge has been under water before. People had open boats with motors going down the streets. More than 10 years ago..but never say never.

[Poppinfresh]

Also, I'm not sure about private schools but according to greatschool.com Sugarland by far has the best public high schools.

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