What neighborhoods in The Champions and Kingwood would have less kids ? The fewer the better. (Houston: section 8, sale)

[crone]

If it is in decline the people who intend live here forever don't care. They like lower taxes.

The problem expressed on C-D by myself and others involve the schools south of 1960. If you don't need public schools, this area has great houses at good prices.

We no longer are too far from everywhere. Exxon at Greenspoint also helped. The repurposing of the old computer campus on 249 is bringing in a lot of new people. We had some white flight plus the downturn that depressed prices. The folks moving in have no problem with all kinds of people.

Check out the tear down and new builds in Champions. That's been going on for 10 years.

Two houses within 750 feet of my front door just closed for $100 +/- a foot. We are less than 25 minutes from the Exxon entrance on the sb feeder. One new owner goes to the EC, as do many Champions area residents.

The perception of folks who do not live here is far different from those of us who like the area.

[14Bricks]

Yes moving to the suburbs to avoid kids is a great idea.(sarcasm)

[texas7]

While i do think the Exxon move will breathe some new life in the areas; I just don't think it will be as dramatic as many are expecting.

[JasonAndJulie]

I think the area is definitely in decline, especially the closer you are to 1960.

[crone]

Originally Posted by 14Bricks

Yes moving to the suburbs to avoid kids is a great idea.(sarcasm)

I think only about 1/2 to 1/3 of Harris county suburbanites have kids at home. At least that the deal in Klein ISD. Less than 10% of the houses in my subdivision have kids in them.

Tell me where all the people who occupy the suburbs of Houston would live if we all came ITL? Or even into the CoH? If Harris county minus the incorporated areas were a city, it would be one of the largest in the country. I think Judge Emmett said 6 or 7th largest.

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by Kerby W-R

I will transfer to IAH (Bush Intl' Airport) in the next couple of years. Starting my investigation early(love HAR). What neighborhoods of The Champions and Kingwood would have fewer children. Sorry,
but I prefer not to live around a bunch of kids. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

What is your age range? Some neighborhoods have fewer kids because they are empty-nesters, so if you fit the empty-nester demographic, you might like those places. If you are young with no kids, you might find the empty-nest neighborhoods boring and with nobody with your interests.

Originally Posted by texas7

But isn't the area around Champions on the decline? I say that because I don't know but it appears that way from comments I've read on here.

The decline started a year or two before I moved, and has accelerated since.

The homes there are large and good deals; however, a large portion of them have the eight foot ceilings and do not feature open layouts.

Originally Posted by cheryjohns

No! Exxon (and all companies related) will finally take care of the problem of being too far from employment centers. Make way for appreciation - finally.

I hope this is the case, because I grew up in the Spring/1960 area, and it really bothered me when it was in decline.

Besides Exxon, there are a lot of energy employers expanding on Beltway 8, which isn't too bad of a drive from Champions.

[chris_ut]

Check out the gated sections of Oakhurst in Porter. They are patio homes and mostly older couples. (Example)

[KatieKennedy]

Barrington is a gated community of patio homes in Kingwood. Pretty high end. Probably not a lot of kids there.

[fnh]

Originally Posted by texas7

While i do think the Exxon move will breathe some new life in the areas; I just don't think it will be as dramatic as many are expecting.

Originally Posted by PedroMartinez

The homes there are large and good deals; however, a large portion of them have the eight foot ceilings and do not feature open layouts.

Besides Exxon, there are a lot of energy employers expanding on Beltway 8, which isn't too bad of a drive from Champions.

I personally think Champions/Spring could very well be the next West Memorial. Similar vibe, similar era housing stock, and similar malaise before revival by big energy employees rushing in. Better access to IAH and points both west and north.

I rec'd a thumbs up PM recently but with a comment that I seem to be bashing West Memorial. That is not my intention though I admit it isn't my personal taste. My point is that I don't think there is good value there anymore. That wasn't true even several years ago, when we were considering buying there. Now I think people would be smarter to start looking in and around the Champions area, of course assuming it's convenient for them. (And I don't live in Champions either.)

To address the OP's question, I just assume Kingwood has a larger population of children.

[crone]

Every school district has their demographic studies on their websites. If it is really important, when you find a place you like, check out the subdivision. The district is divided into very small areas and geocoded. You'll find out exactly how many kids were there when the study was done. My ISD updates every 2 years.