My job is located downtown. What are some safe neighborhoods to commute from? (Missouri City: rental, home)

[lipbalm]

Originally Posted by kpearce88

I’ll look again in Missouri City. Saw a lot of crime when looking at the crime map

You are moving to Houston area, CRIME does and can happen ANYWHERE. The most dangerous part of your daily life will be the commute to and from work, that's a fact. Just don't move to a crack house or associate with gang members and for the most part it will all be OK.

[KerrTown]

Originally Posted by Jtxg

I wouldn't consider Alief - it's not known for being the best of areas. Have you considered Missouri City (Sienna, Quail Valley, Lake Olympia)? I would think with the Fort Bend Tollroad the commute wouldn't be terrible. You mentioned flooding being an area of concern - I'm nearly certain many parts of Humble/Atascocita flooded during Harvey - and I feel like parts of that area have flooded again since then?

Alief closer to Westheimer is nice. The only problem living in the city and inner beltway is that there is a lack of Park-and-Ride stations and the only buses are the locals--with frequent stops and a long travel time Downtown. I estimate the 82 will take 2 hours to reach West Oaks Mall from Downtown.

Luckily your office is in the Skyscraper District, so you can live anywhere in Houston that has a Park-and-Ride. Katy, Cypress, and SW Houston commuter bus stops along Smith-Louisiana.

Paying for monthly parking in a Downtown garage will chip away your earnings. It's better to leave your car in the suburbs and get dropped off relatively in front of the office building than to keep the car in a sketchy, publicly accessible Downtown garage.

[kpearce88]

Originally Posted by KerrTown

Alief closer to Westheimer is nice. The only problem living in the city and inner beltway is that there is a lack of Park-and-Ride stations and the only buses are the locals--with frequent stops and a long travel time Downtown. I estimate the 82 will take 2 hours to reach West Oaks Mall from Downtown.

Luckily your office is in the Skyscraper District, so you can live anywhere in Houston that has a Park-and-Ride. Katy, Cypress, and SW Houston commuter bus stops along Smith-Louisiana.

Paying for monthly parking in a Downtown garage will chip away your earnings. It's better to leave your car in the suburbs and get dropped off relatively in front of the office building than to keep the car in a sketchy, publicly accessible Downtown garage.

Just looking up the Park and Ride in Humble. The Townsen line taking the 257 bus. Doesn’t seem that bad. Says 30-45. I can deal with that. Doing almost 2 hours now with public transportation.

[KerrTown]

Originally Posted by kpearce88

Just looking up the Park and Ride in Humble. The Townsen line taking the 257 bus. Doesn’t seem that bad. Says 30-45. I can deal with that. Doing almost 2 hours now with public transportation.

That is one of the north suburb lines. The north suburb lines are along Milam-Travis. That might be an extra block to walk home in the afternoon if you're on the far side of Lousianna Street (don't forget the time for the elevator).

Coming from the NE, Texans tend to avoid public transportation unless it involves paying for parking (and somewhat avoiding a jammed freeway). Oddly there are some people who live in The Loop who drive downtown to work instead of taking the local bus, despite being a 5-10 minute ride because of the ick factor. Had a fellow classmate pay for parking to a downtown internship even though she lived 5 minutes down the street. (It would have been a 10 minute difference on the local bus.)

Also you might want to check out if the place you are buying/renting flooded during Harvey a couple of years ago. People are always illogically fixated on crime, but not flooding! The West Fork of the San Jacinto has a history of flooding the Kingwood/Atascocita areas. The local media (TV and print) was covering the reopening of the Randalls and H-E-B grocery stores after the flood.

[WRM20]

Originally Posted by KerrTown

That is one of the north suburb lines. The north suburb lines are along Milam-Travis. That might be an extra block to walk home in the afternoon if you're on the far side of Lousianna Street (don't forget the time for the elevator).

Coming from the NE, Texans tend to avoid public transportation unless it involves paying for parking (and somewhat avoiding a jammed freeway). Oddly there are some people who live in The Loop who drive downtown to work instead of taking the local bus, despite being a 5-10 minute ride because of the ick factor. Had a fellow classmate pay for parking to a downtown internship even though she lived 5 minutes down the street. (It would have been a 10 minute difference on the local bus.)

Also you might want to check out if the place you are buying/renting flooded during Harvey a couple of years ago. People are always illogically fixated on crime, but not flooding! The West Fork of the San Jacinto has a history of flooding the Kingwood/Atascocita areas. The local media (TV and print) was covering the reopening of the Randalls and H-E-B grocery stores after the flood.

Riding the bus inside the Loop isn't a 5-10 minute thing. When my car was minorly flooded by Allison, i had to take the bus to work from Midtown to near the Loop and Bellaire. One bus. Turned a 10 to 15 minute car journey into 40 minutes.

[kpearce88]

Originally Posted by KerrTown

That is one of the north suburb lines. The north suburb lines are along Milam-Travis. That might be an extra block to walk home in the afternoon if you're on the far side of Lousianna Street (don't forget the time for the elevator).

Coming from the NE, Texans tend to avoid public transportation unless it involves paying for parking (and somewhat avoiding a jammed freeway). Oddly there are some people who live in The Loop who drive downtown to work instead of taking the local bus, despite being a 5-10 minute ride because of the ick factor. Had a fellow classmate pay for parking to a downtown internship even though she lived 5 minutes down the street. (It would have been a 10 minute difference on the local bus.)

Also you might want to check out if the place you are buying/renting flooded during Harvey a couple of years ago. People are always illogically fixated on crime, but not flooding! The West Fork of the San Jacinto has a history of flooding the Kingwood/Atascocita areas. The local media (TV and print) was covering the reopening of the Randalls and H-E-B grocery stores after the flood.

Since I’m not able to live in the loop based on my budget I may just have to deal with the commute since I’m hearing that driving will be bad. Google maps says I would.....

Head southwest on Milam St toward Lamar St (52 ft)
Turn right onto Lamar St (335 ft)
Turn right onto Louisiana St (184 ft)

Didn’t think about the elevator or what side of the building I’m on.

I’ve been looking at the flood map for certain areas in Humble. Most weren’t in a flood plan. All I know was to stay out of the 100 plan area all together. How would I find out if it flooded?

[DJboutit]

If you stretch your budget to $1800 you can rent in Westbury or Willowbend just outside the loop for that it is easy commute to downtown. When looking on Realtor.com check out 77035 and 77096 zipcodes

[kpearce88]

Happy New a Year all!

After doing some more research I think I’m set on Humble/Atascocita
or Missouri City. I’ve been looking on HAR for places 10-14 mins from park and ride in those areas. Are the schools decent in these areas? How can I tell if they flooded or if they’re prone to flooding?

[DJboutit]

Originally Posted by kpearce88

Happy New a Year all!

After doing some more research I think I’m set on Humble/Atascocita
or Missouri City. I’ve been looking on HAR for places 10-14 mins from park and ride in those areas. Are the schools decent in these areas? How can I tell if they flooded or if they’re prone to flooding?

Humble Atascotia is a awful commute to down town Pearland might be better. I see you want you be outside the beltway a little.

[kpearce88]

Originally Posted by DJboutit

Humble Atascotia is a awful commute to down town Pearland might be better. I see you want you be outside the beltway a little.

I was talking to someone who said his parents live in Atascocita and usually takes them 45 mins to get to work. Didn’t think that sounded too bad. HAR said it would take about 30 mins and Park and Ride from Townsen about 45 mins. Those times aren’t realistic?

I understand that living in the loop would be a lot better but my budget will have be looking a little further out. I’m ok with that. I takes me about an hour and 30 mins to get to work on public transportation so I’m use to long commutes.