Desi from Ny to Houston (Sugar Land, Katy: real estate, living in, restaurants)

[Snapper_head]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

Demographically, there are huge differences between those places. Youre far more likely to find Indian and Chinese restaurants in Sugar Land than a Taco Bell.
Your description is grossly over exaggerated.

I’ll defer to my esteemed colleagues on this issue, only because I trust their opinions from numerous other good posts. And as I mentioned, I’ve only been to Sugar Land a few times. I know mostly about the North side and about Katy.

[Snapper_head]

Originally Posted by SugLandDAd

Yeah......Snapper Heads description is inaccurate, and clearly jaded.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attracti...7&ff=327010324
https://www.sugarland.com/msg/sugar-....php?p=1182469
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-t...d-13323814.php
No, not all neighborhoods are the same.
Snakes live in Texas...they are doing quite well. A great many of the snakes here are water snakes, so, homes along waterways, and those near large areas of high, uncut grass will have more snakes. Its not difficult to find a home further from those areas.
As has been said above, the good school districts tend to be in the quieter residential areas, so lively areas with good school districts are not common in Texas.

If this is the best defense of the multicultural aspects of Sugar Land and the plight of snakes in the face of global wildlife mass extinction, then we’re all in trouble.

But like I said, i’ve only been to Sugar Land a few times so I’ll retract my previous comments about it being indistinguishable from Pearland or Katy.

[As Above So Below...]

Originally Posted by Snapper_head

If this is the best defense of the multicultural aspects of Sugar Land and the plight of snakes in the face of global wildlife mass extinction, then we’re all in trouble.
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Thats like saying "The sun will eventually engulf the earth so why care where you live.".

Fatalism isnt going to do much for a person trying to decide where to live.

[swopoe]

I live in Sugar Land. Lots of Desis in the area. We once found a snake in our guest room closet- it was harmless and my husband got it out. Despite the snake, we still enjoy Sugar Land.

[Snapper_head]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

Thats like saying "The sun will eventually engulf the earth so why care where you live.".
Fatalism isnt going to do much for a person trying to decide where to live.

Actually, I take back what I said about user As-Above-So-Below having good posts in the past. I must have been thinking of someone else.

[Snapper_head]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

Thats like saying "The sun will eventually engulf the earth so why care where you live."
Fatalism isnt going to do much for a person trying to decide where to live.

Snakes were mentioned by the OP in jest. Snakes get a bad rap. Someone gets to stand up for snakes, in jest as well, and that honor was mine.

[groovamos]

If you're looking for a lively urban neigborhood with a good high school, those two things actually are not compatible because you're talking HISD which has disastrous learning and behavior problems across the board. The good high schools are in places like the Woodlands and Cinco Ranch, very suburban. A highly regarded elementary school in HISD is Poe Elementary if you can manage to find a place in that zone. One near me that is pretty good is Sinclair Elementary.

[Silverlight04]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

Demographically, there are huge differences between those places. Youre far more likely to find Indian and Chinese restaurants in Sugar Land than a Taco Bell.

Your description is grossly over exaggerated.

Sugar Land is still a majority white typical suburb. The Indian and Chinese restaurants you’ll find are typical suburban type restaurants you can find them in Katy too

[Lbjen]

Your budget and your job location have a huge impact on what is the best area for you too. No point nailing down that you want to live clear across the city from your job in a perfect neighborhood you can’t afford. There’s a lot of really great places to live in the Houston metro area. You won’t be stuck in the weeds because you’re not in the exact perfect place.

[As Above So Below...]

Originally Posted by Silverlight04

Sugar Land is still a majority white typical suburb. The Indian and Chinese restaurants you’ll find are typical suburban type restaurants you can find them in Katy too

No, its actually isnt. Its 40% white and 40% Asian and yes the restaurants are different.