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Old 01-23-2020, 12:17 PM
 
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The commute from energy corridor to the Heights would not be a fun one. It could easily take me up to 45min-1 hour to get home. Mornings are easy breezy. But its very frustrating when you don't live THAT far but it takes you a really long time to get home. That build up between 610 to Washington Ave. is horrible. If I didn't have kids but wanted a single-family home somewhat close to EC, I would consider spring valley area (north of I-10) or Briargrove Park which is just inside the beltway (however, it did flood in certain areas). While parking is a pain, CityCentre has lots of nice restaurants/shops similar to what you would get living inside the loop.

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Old 01-23-2020, 03:23 PM
 
Location: Memorial Villages
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The commute from energy corridor to the Heights would not be a fun one. It could easily take me up to 45min-1 hour to get home. Mornings are easy breezy. But its very frustrating when you don't live THAT far but it takes you a really long time to get home. That build up between 610 to Washington Ave. is horrible.
You're not wrong! On days that I leave the office (in Energy Corridor) to head into town for an after-work event, I'm amazed by how inbound traffic is often as bad as outbound traffic along certain stretches of I-10.

The HOT lanes are helpful, though. For now at least, you can drive from Hwy 6 to 610 for $1. I wouldn't be surprised if they raise this substantially in the future.
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Old 01-23-2020, 03:27 PM
 
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You're not wrong! On days that I leave the office (in Energy Corridor) to head into town for an after-work event, I'm amazed by how inbound traffic is often as bad as outbound traffic along certain stretches of I-10.
But you know what, if we add eight more lanes it'll fix it for good this time.




John Culberson's out of Congress now, but his legacy lives on.
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Old 01-23-2020, 04:23 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Hello potential future neighbors! My wife and I are contemplating a move to Houston's west side. Still considering the job ... and trying to determine what our living situation would look like.

Based on the following criteria, I would love to read any suggestions you have on where we should focus our home search (assuming we do this).
  • Job would be in the Energy Corridor, and we'd like the commute to be under 30 minutes.
  • We want a single-family home in a safe, non-flood-prone area.
  • We have no kids, so we couldn't care less about school ratings.
  • Budget is $550k (we're OK with reno, but the home + reno should be under $550).
  • We'd like to be close to walking paths, parks, etc. and other dog friendly areas. (Bonus points if the neighborhood is very walkable.)
  • We'd like to be close (either a walk or a short drive) to restaurants, breweries, pubs, good grocery stores.

Do we sound like Sugar Land people? Or should we look at other areas, such as the Energy Corridor itself, west of Houston's 610 loop, or maybe even Katy? Is the area north of the Energy Corridor / I-10 nice?

Finding a home with decent property taxes is also a concern, but the taxes don't seem to be congruent with home prices or cities, and they're not all based on just a percentage of the home's value like most places in the U.S. It's confusing that one $400k home might only pay $6,000 in taxes per year, yet another $400k home might pay $12,000 per year. But I guess we'll have to sort this factor out later.

Are there any other things we should be considering that I haven't thought of?

Thanks a lot for your advice!
You can get a decent house in 77084 area for about 250K. Fantastic commute to Energy Corridor! Why need to pay more?
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Old 01-23-2020, 04:26 PM
 
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You can get a decent house in 77084 area for about 250K
"Recently updated" as of 2018 if you know what I mean....
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Old 01-23-2020, 04:51 PM
 
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"Recently updated" as of 2018 if you know what I mean....
Yeah especially in Bear Creek...
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Old 01-23-2020, 05:11 PM
 
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Yeah especially in Bear Creek...
Not Bear Creek

https://www.har.com/homedetail/0-huf...-77084/3795536 : new construction (2019)

https://www.har.com/homedetail/18318...-77084/3443708 : old construction but not Bear Creek and closer to Energy Corridor

https://www.har.com/homedetail/6743-...77084/13578479 : built in 2015

https://www.har.com/homedetail/3542-...77084/14434629 : wow 2019, outstanding location, super close to Energy Corridor
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Old 01-23-2020, 05:31 PM
 
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Not Bear Creek

https://www.har.com/homedetail/0-huf...-77084/3795536 : new construction (2019)

https://www.har.com/homedetail/18318...-77084/3443708 : old construction but not Bear Creek and closer to Energy Corridor

https://www.har.com/homedetail/6743-...77084/13578479 : built in 2015

https://www.har.com/homedetail/3542-...77084/14434629 : wow 2019, outstanding location, super close to Energy Corridor


*cackles maniacally*
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Old 01-23-2020, 07:15 PM
 
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But you know what, if we add eight more lanes it'll fix it for good this time.




John Culberson's out of Congress now, but his legacy lives on.
The Katy Freeway expansion add a huge amount of capacity. Without the expansion, commute times from Katy to Downtown would be several hours.
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Old 01-23-2020, 07:26 PM
 
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The Katy Freeway expansion add a huge amount of capacity. Without the expansion, commute times from Katy to Downtown would be several hours.
And they tore up a railroad line that could have been a commuter train in the process, paved over it, and now you still can't seem to make it from the NW loop to the EC in an hour?

People wonder how I lost faith in the Houston region's management of mobility. I told people 10 years ago, that's one expensive Band-Aid.
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