Most “complete” suburb in Houston? (Dallas, Fort Worth: shop, food, suburbs)

[DabOnEm]

Originally Posted by Redlionjr

To be fair Conroe was it's own mature town before it started annexing into Houston MSA. Had it been closer to Houston city limits it would probably look and feel no different than most of the burbs that surround the city.

Yes because it's a county seat so even if it was closer to Houston, so long as it was the county seat of Montgomery County it'd still have developed differently than most other suburbs who were just satellite cities.

[ParaguaneroSwag]

Originally Posted by Mr. Clutch

That's true, but when I'm referring to the city in this case, I'm primarily talking about the inner loop. No offense to any of those areas, but being in a suburb that's close to the more suburban parts of town isn't really something that I find desirable. I want to be close to pro sports, museums, bars/lounges, breweries, etc. Those things are inside the loop (though yes, most of them do exist outside of it).

I forgot to respond to this. So, here’s the thing about this. Yes, Katy isn’t that much closer to the Inner Loop than the Woodlands. But it’s in close proximity to Western Houston and very nice portions of it. Chinatown, Viet town, far outer westheimer and Memorial are nice to have right there as opposed to Spring and far northern Houston. That’s why the being far from the city doesn’t hit me as hard in Katy

[LocalPlanner]

Originally Posted by ParaguaneroSwag

I forgot to respond to this. So, here’s the thing about this. Yes, Katy isn’t that much closer to the Inner Loop than the Woodlands. But it’s in close proximity to Western Houston and very nice portions of it. Chinatown, Viet town, far outer westheimer and Memorial are nice to have right there as opposed to Spring and far northern Houston. That’s why the being far from the city doesn’t hit me as hard in Katy

Basically, the inner / middle west side is the only exception to the "middle ring" decline and lack of appeal that characterizes the entire rest of the circle around the urban core.

[ParaguaneroSwag]

Originally Posted by LocalPlanner

Basically, the inner / middle west side is the only exception to the "middle ring" decline and lack of appeal that characterizes the entire rest of the circle around the urban core.

Even lower spring branch is getting fairly nice.

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by ParaguaneroSwag

Katy has … Buc-Ee's...

Now that’s funny

[Htown2013]

Originally Posted by Dopo

Now that’s funny

So does Sugar Land on 99 south of 59.

[Htown2013]

When we moved to Houston we were looking for the same thing. The only two that really seemed like "complete suburbs" were Sugar Land and the Woodlands. The Woodlands was too far from work, so we ruled it out. We specifically liked that Sugar Land was its own fully incorporated city with zoning, services, and its own ETJ.

Katy has some great areas and family friendly MPCs, but what ruled it out was that it was much further away from downtown than Sugar Land and that what most people think is "Katy" is really the Katy Area that is unincorporated land mostly in Houston ETJ, with its complete lack of zoning and city services.

[mojo101]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

You sure about that? Most of the flood prone areas in that part of Fort Bend are actually in Missouri City, not Sugar Land.

I live nearby,I know it floods.
The name Sugarland comes from its swampy ground where they grow sugar canes at one time.

[stoneclaw]

Stupid question... nobody thought Missouri City was deserving of being on this choice? Missouri City has it's own government and nicer areas too like Sienna and Lake Olympia.

[WRM20]

Originally Posted by mojo101

I live nearby,I know it floods.
The name Sugarland comes from its swampy ground where they grow sugar canes at one time.

Sugarland is a band. Sugar Land is the city. The name came from the sugar refinery, not from growing sugar cane, which was grown closer to the river.