Inner loop houston compared to other major us cities (River Oaks: neighborhood, living)

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by hendersj31

Maybe we can start calling it the inner half loop?

I vote "the hipatropolis".

[AnonForThis]

Originally Posted by hendersj31

Really? There is some very low cost living east of 45 and 288 that is unarguably trashy. Heck you could say it is straight up ghetto. You could get apartments there for 400 dollars including utilities sometimes. And get this....its inside the loop.
People need to realize there is a geographic area inside the loop that takes up about half of it that most people would not consider desirable. I seldom hear anyone on this forum recommend places like Denver harbor or the southeast side outside of perhaps a thread on gentrification. So the poster who said most of the area inside the loop is junky was not too far off in his claim. Don't get me wrong, I really like Houston and spent close to 20 years in the Heights so I am not bashing here.
Maybe we can start calling it the inner half loop?

$300s if you're on a feeder road.
And not all of the west half of the loop has cleaned up. There are still some pockets. But hey stay within a 2 sq mile bubble and it is out of sight, out of mind.
BTW the covert racism and agendas on this forum are so obvious its comical.

I can also find $1500-5000 rentals in Sugar land, Woodlands and Clear Lake all day.

[jojobeans2]

Originally Posted by hendersj31

Really? There is some very low cost living east of 45 and 288 that is unarguably trashy. Heck you could say it is straight up ghetto. You could get apartments there for 400 dollars including utilities sometimes. And get this....its inside the loop.
People need to realize there is a geographic area inside the loop that takes up about half of it that most people would not consider desirable. I seldom hear anyone on this forum recommend places like Denver harbor or the southeast side outside of perhaps a thread on gentrification. So the poster who said most of the area inside the loop is junky was not too far off in his claim. Don't get me wrong, I really like Houston and spent close to 20 years in the Heights so I am not bashing here.
Maybe we can start calling it the inner half loop?

When people refer to "inner loop" they mean the West side. Yes, most of the loop is trashy, but when posting about it in terms of real estate, we don't consider those areas. No one who posts on this forum will want to live there, and that's just how it is. It's why we can safely say "inner loop" because everyone will think of West U, River Oaks, Midtown, etc. Definitely non-trashy areas.

[dalparadise]

You could fit the entire city of San Francisco inside the Loop. Twice.

So, of course there are parts where no one goes. There are nice parts. There are ghettos. "Inside the Loop" is not a neighborhood, it's the size of a huge, diverse city. There will be some variance across such a large area.

[jerbear30]

Originally Posted by jojobeans2

When people refer to "inner loop" they mean the West side. Yes, most of the loop is trashy, but when posting about it in terms of real estate, we don't consider those areas. No one who posts on this forum will want to live there, and that's just how it is. It's why we can safely say "inner loop" because everyone will think of West U, River Oaks, Midtown, etc. Definitely non-trashy areas.

This isn't (or at least shouldn't be) the way we conceive of "inside the loop." There are lots of people who post here, and many different perspectives are represented. I consider the third ward, Eastwood, the Heights, etc... all significant areas inside the loop.

[jojobeans2]

Originally Posted by jerbear30

This isn't (or at least shouldn't be) the way we conceive of "inside the loop." There are lots of people who post here, and many different perspectives are represented. I consider the third ward, Eastwood, the Heights, etc... all significant areas inside the loop.

Well then to people who want to live there, they might not consider it trashy. It's all perspective.

Of course it shouldn't be how we think of "inside the loop" but that's the general language from Houstonians. I saw a survey recently about Houston demographics and they showed a map of "Houston inner loop" and only the left side was highlighted - which basically said that like 80% of survey participants considered that the meaning.

It does depend on age/demographics. University students (like I was) consider Third Ward and EaDo as part of the inner loop. George Bush Sr. (Galleria area) would probably not. A lot of these people who post here asking about where to buy their $600,000 house, I would not refer them to places like Third Ward. However, a student who wants to rent an apartment near school for less than $600/mo would be fine there.

[xsatyr]

Originally Posted by jojobeans2

Well then to people who want to live there, they might not consider it trashy. It's all perspective.

Of course it shouldn't be how we think of "inside the loop" but that's the general language from Houstonians. I saw a survey recently about Houston demographics and they showed a map of "Houston inner loop" and only the left side was highlighted - which basically said that like 80% of survey participants considered that the meaning.

It does depend on age/demographics. University students (like I was) consider Third Ward and EaDo as part of the inner loop. George Bush Sr. (Galleria area) would probably not. A lot of these people who post here asking about where to buy their $600,000 house, I would not refer them to places like Third Ward. However, a student who wants to rent an apartment near school for less than $600/mo would be fine there.

Coo story, bro. I saw a survey that showed only 7% of Americans knew who the first four presidents were. Also I would love to see that survey you saw.

[jojobeans2]

Originally Posted by xsatyr

Coo story, bro. I saw a survey that showed only 7% of Americans knew who the first four presidents were. Also I would love to see that survey you saw.

I wasn't talking about factual things like who the presidents were. This is a survey of how people think about their city. You can't get a question about "how you think" wrong, unless you can't comprehend how to be a human being with brain.

And I can see if I can find it. I was at an awesome event recently about how data visualization can help social change - Houston was one of the examples they used. They also showed how you can get your DNA visualized into charts/graphs and see and understand your whole ancestry, health risks, etc (but that's an unrelated topic)

[xsatyr]

Originally Posted by jojobeans2

I wasn't talking about factual things like who the presidents were. This is a survey of how people think about their city. You can't get a question about "how you think" wrong, unless you can't comprehend how to be a human being with brain.

And I can see if I can find it. I was at an awesome event recently about how data visualization can help social change - Houston was one of the examples they used. They also showed how you can get your DNA visualized into charts/graphs and see and understand your whole ancestry, health risks, etc (but that's an unrelated topic)

The area inside the loop is factual. It's not subjective.

[GTRdad]

this one? lol