This Houston suburb declared the No. 1 place in Texas to retire (San Antonio: apartments, houses)

[Texyn]

Originally Posted by MrJester

It's easy to criticize Houston for flooding, but don't forget that large swaths of the Northeast flooded in Hurricane Sandy, which was not even a small fraction of the rain Houston received in Harvey.

Note that the flooding in Sandy was mainly from ocean storm surge, not pure heavy rains like with Houston flood events.

But otherwise, I agree with your post. It's well established that the city has flooding issues. That obvious fact has been discussed in detail throughout numerous past threads already, so bringing it up in this one is quite unnecessary.

[jfre81]

Multiple large-scale floods that damaged homes is hardly worth bringing up when discussing an area's fitness as a retirement location. Minor details. Especially when development in that area is largely responsible for the inadequacy of the region's current drainage infrastructure.

[Texyn]

Originally Posted by jfre81

Multiple large-scale floods that damaged homes is hardly worth bringing up when discussing an area's fitness as a retirement location. Minor details. Especially when development in that area is largely responsible for the inadequacy of the region's current drainage infrastructure.

And, you know, we haven't already beaten that to death on loads of other threads.

[Pretzelogik]

Depends on how much you like humdidity.

[KerrTown]

Originally Posted by Texyn

Note that the flooding in Sandy was mainly from ocean storm surge, not pure heavy rains like with Houston flood events.

That's the deadliest part of a hurricane, as repeatedly pointed out by Dr. Neil Frank over the years. I would not live on the coastline because of the storm surge. Houston is far inland enough to neutralize the main hurricane threats of storm surge and wind.

Originally Posted by Sarahsez

This is only part of the story. There was only a portion of Cinco Ranch that flooded. It wasn't ALL of Cinco Ranch. Cinco Ranch is almost like a city within itself because it is comprised of so many individual neighborhoods spread over several miles that make up Cinco Ranch. The flooding that happened in Cinco Ranch and Grand Lakes was bad, but there were also several neighborhoods and homes under the 'Cinco Ranch' name that did not flood and did not even come close to flooding.

There are many parts of the Houston area where parts flooded and other parts did not. Anyone buying anywhere needs to do their own due diligence.

Most out-of-towners don't understand how large and ambiguous Houston neighborhoods are. Cinco Ranch proper would be an incorporated city in other parts of Texas and the U.S.

I live in Cinco West and my house did not flood during Harvey--along with everything West of 99. The flood only affected areas next to the reservoir, including that small berm that flooded Grand Lakes and South Ranch that nobody notices, except that "big speed hump" is still part of the reservoir. The real flood pool is definitely East of 99, mostly in the Harris County exclave, South Kelliwood, South Ranch and southern Grand Lakes--where it flooded during Harvey.

Originally Posted by Mandres

I wouldn't think of Katy as a great place to retire at all. It's a suburb for working people - it's expensive, crowded, and there's no real natural attraction for the area like a lake or state park. For the same distance from the med center the $ would go a lot further in some place like Spring or Conroe. Katy is expensive because of the good schools, which obviously doesn't matter here.

Conroe is really too far from town for such things as specialist doctor's appointments in the Medical Center, Memorial City, etc., cultural events in the Museum District. Shopping is limited to The Woodlands Mall, while Katy has Memorial City, Galleria, and First Colony within 20-25 miles. It's close to the lake but far from Galveston, while Katy is midway.

[shanv3]

Originally Posted by Double L

This Houston suburb declared the No. 1 place in Texas to retire - CultureMap Houston

Except Katy ISD , I 10 and Typhoon, is there anything else there???

[KerrTown]

Originally Posted by shanv3

Except Katy ISD , I 10 and Typhoon, is there anything else there???

LaCenterra shopping and restaurants in a picturesque town center, Katy Mills outlet shopping, 2 hospitals with professional buildings, easy access to San Antonio (and Austin to a lesser extent), far enough from the city for breathing room but not too far from the city to enjoy its amenities.

The Barker Reservoir also has sport fields and smaller parks now on both sides of the county line.

[Mandres]

Personally I'm retiring somewhere with a much more pleasant climate than the Gulf Cost. I plan to spend as much free time outdoors as possible, and it's pretty miserable to be outdoors here 90% of the year.

[MrJester]

Originally Posted by Mandres

Personally I'm retiring somewhere with a much more pleasant climate than the Gulf Cost. I plan to spend as much free time outdoors as possible, and it's pretty miserable to be outdoors here 90% of the year.

Oh really? You mean Gulf Coast summers are more brutal than snowmageddon in Upstate New York?

[jfre81]

Originally Posted by MrJester

Oh really? You mean Gulf Coast summers are more brutal than snowmageddon in Upstate New York?

There's a lot of places that are not the Gulf Coast and are not upstate NY.

I would do New Hampshire if I want winter, personally, from a retiree point of view. Low-tax state without an overextended infrastructure. Winter weeds out the weak.