Double thread: Houston weather/Humble, TX (San Antonio, Spring: low income, apartment complexes, neighborhoods)

[MrMcCoySays]

First about Humble. As I'm reconsidering whether or not I want to relocate to Houston, since I'll be looking to work at the airport, the Humble area is looking really attractive for its proximity to IAH. I was wondering if anybody could give me some insight on the town (try referencing my first thread) such as good affordable apts, ammenities, demographics, etc. And all the development going on along McKay Boulevard, are any apartment complexes planned for that area?

Now, about the weather. Everytime I went to Houston, I can never really remember being incredibly uncomfortable with the heat, but I may have been there on a good day. So as far as humidity goes, does the metro ever experience any really dry days (i.e. fire weather) like the rest of Texas? Or is it a constant swampy atmosphere. I lived in San Antonio where some days were really dry and others were really muggy. Is it the same way up there?

[MrMcCoySays]

Keep in mind that I'm a single male with a low income, so don't suggest any fancy neighborhoods

[Poltracker]

There are some nice apartments in Kingwood and some newer ones along Beltway near Fall Creek you should consider. As for weather, mostly humid but there a few low humidity days sneak in especially during the fall and spring.

[MrMcCoySays]

Well Kingwood is a too suburban for my tastes and its farther out than i'd like to be. Fall Creek seems to be in an ideal location but like kingwood i'm sure i'd have a hard time finding a 1BR for less than 700 mo.

[desertsun41]

Humble is old and dumpy so you should easily be able to find low cost apartments. There are some pretty nice old areas too though. Main St is a ghost town other then the very popular Humble Cafe which is a great place to eat.

You might want to steer very clear of anything along the 1960 corridor as it is jamb packed to the gills at any hour of the day. Most of it comes from all the new development and all the new residents in Atascocita making thier way out to 59.

Why is Kingwood too far and Humble not? Geez it's maybe at worst an extra couple minutes. Some of Humble seems to blend right into parts of Kingwood anyway where few even know which side of the boundry they are actually on.

[MrMcCoySays]

it's just that Humble sits right up against the airport and I would like my commute to be as simple as possible. And as I stated in my other post, kingwood is way too suburban and sterile for me. I know Humble isnt the city but something about the area draws me in. On the other hand i'm not married to the town so i'm still open to other ideas. When I first started searching for apartments I was focusing on the East little york/settegast areas and also summerwood but those areas are really too far away for me to feel comfortable about getting too work on time each day.

[MrMcCoySays]

I would also like to hear about other towns/developments that are in the immediate vicinity of IAH

[tstone]

Originally Posted by MrMcCoySays

Now, about the weather. Everytime I went to Houston, I can never really remember being incredibly uncomfortable with the heat, but I may have been there on a good day. So as far as humidity goes, does the metro ever experience any really dry days (i.e. fire weather) like the rest of Texas? Or is it a constant swampy atmosphere. I lived in San Antonio where some days were really dry and others were really muggy. Is it the same way up there?

Fire weather seems to be mostly outside of summer months, when cold fronts bring dry air. It doesn't last more than a few days though, when the Gulf winds take over and get things more humid again. I remember we had a lot of fire warnings and a moderate drought between Ike (Sept '08) and March '09. Then in April the floods came.

In the summer it is usually hot & humid. A "dry" day means 100 degrees, 30% humidity with southwest winds. We only have a few of those every typical year. In the peak of summer it is usually 95, S/SE (gulf) winds, with 40-45% humidity during the day, then about 85ish with 75% humidity at night, and 80 with 90% humidity around 5AM.

When we get into a rut of S/SE summer winds and no rain, the heavy pollution sets in. If you drive on Beltway 8 over TX-288 and look to the north, you can literally see a brown ring hovering over the inner city. Same goes for if you're flying in a plane. Outside of the summer, the cold fronts help clean things out and on a few days better weather can only be found in San Diego.

[MrMcCoySays]

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[Lauren_Ashley012]

Spring, TX may be attractive to you. It is in close proximity to the airport as well and they have plenty of single person housing. Humble, TX is NOT dumpy its just going through a phase right now. Old Humble is actually very charming but not enough has been done to mantain the area. Humble, Atascocita, and the Lake Houston area are rapidly developing. Its in relatively close proximity to downtown Houston and there is a lot of potential for development especially along the beltway. Just miles and miles of undeveloped land the stretches all the way out into Sheldon.