Diverse safe nabes WITHIN the city of Houston (Richmond, Atlanta: apartment complexes, house)

[Ignorantposter]

What are some diverse and safe neighborhoods within Houston? Preferably within the or close to the 610? The only diverse ones ive seen seem to be in the suburbs southwest of the city.

[tstone]

Texas Medical Center, generally due to the student population.

[Ignorantposter]

So TMC is the only one? That sucks. I wanna live in a diverse area, but I don't wanna live in the middle of nowhere.

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

If youre talking about large amounts of multiculturalism, the best places are outside of 610 on the southwest side of the city. The Galleria area would be good but again most of the multiculturalism is outside 610.

Lacking that, maybe Midtown or the neighborhoods just to the southeast of downtown?

[Ignorantposter]

Originally Posted by justme02

If youre talking about large amounts of multiculturalism, the best places are outside of 610 on the southwest side of the city. The Galleria area would be good but again most of the multiculturalism is outside 610.

Lacking that, maybe Midtown or the neighborhoods just to the southeast of downtown?

Yeah I mean alot of multiculturalism. Lots of whites, asians, blacks, and latinos all living in the same neighborhood and getting along, mostly cause I like women of all different races and I like all different types of ethnic food.

[micmac99]

Have you checked out Meyerland? Just outside the loop, southwest of TMC area.

The spread-out and rather "new" nature of Houston makes it different from other cities, Houston was a relatively small town until after WWII when it just exploded in population. The city something like tripled or quadrupled in size between the 1950s and the 1980s. The Galleria and Sharpstown areas were the middle of nowhere in the '50s.

Also, when people get a little money they move to a "better" area which is farther out, and the older areas become less "safe"; that process has not stopped for 50 years. Sharpstown and Greenspoint were some of the nicest areas of town when they were first developed. Very few people on this forum would recommend anyone live in either of those neighborhoods now.

[Ignorantposter]

Originally Posted by micmac99

Have you checked out Meyerland? Just outside the loop, southwest of TMC area.

The spread-out and rather "new" nature of Houston makes it different from other cities, Houston was a relatively small town until after WWII when it just exploded in population. The city something like tripled or quadrupled in size between the 1950s and the 1980s. The Galleria and Sharpstown areas were the middle of nowhere in the '50s.

Also, when people get a little money they move to a "better" area which is farther out, and the older areas become less "safe"; that process has not stopped for 50 years. Sharpstown and Greenspoint were some of the nicest areas of town when they were first developed. Very few people on this forum would recommend anyone live in either of those neighborhoods now.

See the thing is I want multiculturalism and diversity, but I don't want to live in the suburbs, I'm young, I'm part of the party crowd. What does Meyerland have to offer as far as nightlife and restaurants? I know its more suburban in nature, but its far from being in the middle of nowhere. If it's an exciting area you have got me interested.

[micmac99]

Originally Posted by Ignorantposter

Yeah I mean alot of multiculturalism. Lots of whites, asians, blacks, and latinos all living in the same neighborhood and getting along, mostly cause I like women of all different races and I like all different types of ethnic food.

Good luck with that because Houston is an unusually ethnically segregated city compared to places in, say, California, Nevada, or Arizona where I'm also familiar.

Westchase, although outside the loop a ways, is relatively well integrated compared to, say the East End.

[David Dollar]

My part of The Heights is pretty diverse. Nothing like SW Houston though.

[micmac99]

Originally Posted by Ignorantposter

See the thing is I want multiculturalism and diversity, but I don't want to live in the suburbs, I'm young, I'm part of the party crowd. What does Meyerland have to offer as far as nightlife and restaurants? I know its more suburban in nature, but its far from being in the middle of nowhere. If it's an exciting area you have got me interested.

OK that bit of clarification helps out. Most of the people asking questions about Houston that I see on here are professionals with kids looking for a house in a neighborhood with a good school district. Meyerland has a few apartment complexes but is much quieter in attitude than the Galleria area or Midtown.

I see a lot of young people (by that I mean people who look to be in their 20s) in and around the apartment complexes around the Galleria and in my area of Westchase which is about 6-7 miles outside the 610 loop. I see a lot of people getting off my bus around Richmond and the railroad tracks that most likely attend the Art Institute, and some that go downtown to attend HCC or U of H.

The Galleria area might be about the best Houston can do for you as far as any kind of ethnic diversity, nightlife and dining options that cater to a crowd that's not yet ready to "settle down". Safety can be a concern but Houston is a relatively dangerous city overall. Check out any newer apartment buildings along Westheimer or Richmond Avenue. The newer the building, the safer it probably is, but the more expensive it is. There are a couple of nice-looking complexes near Westheimer and Hillcroft.

Have you also checked out Montrose/Lower Westheimer? Maybe not as ethnically diverse but man do people freakin' party in that area!!! I think a lot of Rice U students hang out there. Speaking of Rice have you checked out the areas near that campus like Rice Village and parts of the Texas Medical Center?

Keep in mind Houston is built and laid out differently from a San Francisco or Los Angeles or even Atlanta. If you must have that exact kind of experience Houston is not the town for you. There is NO zoning so developers put buildings wherever they darn well please, which makes for some wacky and butt-ugly neighborhoods. Houston is designed for people to go to work, make some money, come home and sleep and get up and go back to work.