Relocating to Houston and looking for home (Sugar Land, Katy: sale, leases)

[Vishal Beeharry]

Hi All,

I am new to this forum. I've just been relocated to work at my company office on Richmond Ave, 77042.

I am looking for a safe and quiet negihbourhood to rent/buy.
Currently I'm staying near Briar Forest Drive and will need to move out eventually.

I've been searching online and found out that Sugarland seems good for familay life and has a low crime rate.
Can anyone tell me how far is Sugarland going to be from my work place or if it is reasonable to go and Sugarland considering the location of my workplace.?

Thanks and Best Regards,

[likeeveryoneelse]

You are gonna have to be way more specific than "safe and quiet" neighborhood....which is pretty much what everyone is looking for.


Sugarland has a lower crime rate than the westchase area where you are currently, yes. But Sugarland being a big city on its own (almost 100,000 people) has its own crime.


Sugarland is big, so depending on where you go will depend on your commute. It will also depend on if you are willing to pay to use the tollway. You can take the beltway and 59 and get to sugarland in around 20 minutes, maybe 15 if you speed and traffic is light, and you dont have to go far off the freeways. Rush hour traffic will take you 30-40. If you dont want to payto use the tollway, those times will be longer.
But it depends on where in the city you live. Living on the north end, or the south end could be the difference of 10 miles/20 minutes of driving

reasonable is relative and is up to you. Some people consider 1hr commute to be reasonable. others think anything more than 10-15 minutes is unreasonable.

[EasilyAmused]

I dont know what your budget or bedroom needs are, but you can get a nice safe townhouse in 77024, and eastern 77079,and be within 10 minutes of work for under 120k. Single family home prices start at over 300k. Leases of townhouses can be found too. Best schools in the metro. Very family oriented areas, full of parks.

[City Love]

Budget is important. But you can stay fairly close to work and be safe and quiet. Like EA mentioned, 77024 and 77079 are great areas.

Sugar Land is a great city/suburb to stay in. You'll probably have to budget at least $180k-$200k for a home there. It will just depend on the area, but the pricing can go way up if you want it to.

[bronstew]

Sorry, but as someone who is involved in buying a house right now in 77077, I think I can safely say that single family homes in 77079 and especially 77024 start closer to the 400K mark. For 300K, you're not going to get much in these areas. We looked around in Sugar Land. You can find a home for around $200K if you are willing to be zoned to less than exemplary schools. Homes zoned to Commonwealth Elem, for example, start at about $300 and that is pretty much rock bottom. We looked at some homes for around the $350K mark in Sweetwater, Avalon, and Commonwealth and they were complete dumps. We found a nice one in Telfair for about $375K and it was snatched up pretty quickly. Housing stock is extremely low right now. If you're looking for a house, set up searches on HAR.com, check daily for new houses and if they look good, get in there and set up a showing with your agent immediately.

If I were working in 77024, I'd probably look at Katy. You get more for your money there as compared to Sugar Land. Sugar Land, though, is so much more beautiful, in my opinion. I personally thought Katy looked a bit run down in areas. And I don't like that prairie look. I prefer nice mature oaks, like the ones in SL. The sale on our current house may fall through, and if it does, I'll be looking at Sugar Land again.

Don't mean to offend, just trying to inject some realism about the current housing market in Houston.

[DavidAg02]

Check out Upland Lakes near I-10 and Wilcrest. Would be a 10 minute commute for you.



Upland Lakes