I really don’t see the appeal in The Woodlands (Houston: upper-class, deed)

[Redlionjr]

Originally Posted by bu2

I'm not wrong. Go to Virginia Highlands or Druid Hills inside the perimeter and they are whiter than the Woodlands. Atlanta housing is just a lot more segregated than Houston and always has been. You lived in the most diverse part of the Atlanta area, more an exception than the rule. That is like comparing Alief to Forsyth County.

Now if you are talking politics, maybe you have a point.

You do realize Inner Loop Houston has neighborhoods just as White as what you'll find in Atlanta or The Woodlands. The only difference between Houston is that a lot of neighborhoods in the the loop were much more predominantly Hispanic but are not gentrified communities filled with half a mil townhomes and hipster right next door to modest to damn near dilatated housing occupied by Hispanic Houstonian's that's been in community for generations.

No one is saying Atlanta is less segregated than Houston. I specifically said coming from Chamblee and that part of metro Atlanta that extends into Gwinnett County moving into the Woodlands was a cultural shock.

Also even though Virginia Highlands and Druid Hills are primarily White as far as residency goes, there's plenty of businesses and establishments where you'll see a ton of different ethnic groups, demographics, etc. in those areas. You won't see that diversity on any level in The Wooldands.

[Raider Scott]

Originally Posted by Redlionjr

You do realize Inner Loop Houston has neighborhoods just as White as what you'll find in Atlanta or The Woodlands. The only difference between Houston is that a lot of neighborhoods in the the loop were much more predominantly Hispanic but are not gentrified communities filled with half a mil townhomes and hipster right next door to modest to damn near dilatated housing occupied by Hispanic Houstonian's that's been in community for generations.

No one is saying Atlanta is less segregated than Houston. I specifically said coming from Chamblee and that part of metro Atlanta that extends into Gwinnett County moving into the Woodlands was a cultural shock.

Also even though Virginia Highlands and Druid Hills are primarily White as far as residency goes, there's plenty of businesses and establishments where you'll see a ton of different ethnic groups, demographics, etc. in those areas. You won't see that diversity on any level in The Wooldands.

Yep! Bellaire, West U and Southside Place are white as Sweden. LOL

[As Above So Below...]

Originally Posted by Raider Scott

Yep! Bellaire, West U and Southside Place are white as Sweden. LOL

No, they arent.

Sweden is 94% white.

Belliare is:
62% white
23% Asian
8% Hispanic
3% black

West U is:
74% white
13% Asian
6% Hispanic
1% black

Ill grant they arent diverse compared to Greater Houston as a whole, but nowhere near as white as Sweden.

[Raider Scott]

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

No, they arent.

Sweden is 94% white.

Belliare is:
62% white
23% Asian
8% Hispanic
3% black

West U is:
74% white
13% Asian
6% Hispanic
1% black

Ill grant they arent diverse compared to Greater Houston as a whole, but nowhere near as white as Sweden.

Well..it was a JOKE. Sorry for the inaccuracy. Jeez


I guess I need to preface every joke with "this is a joke" from now on. LOL

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by Raider Scott

I guess I need to preface every joke with "this is a joke" from now on. LOL

That would be appreciated

[As Above So Below...]

Originally Posted by Raider Scott

Well..it was a JOKE. Sorry for the inaccuracy. Jeez


I guess I need to preface every joke with "this is a joke" from now on. LOL

I didnt know. Just clarifying.

[Delcrndr]

Sorry for changing the topic but as Vietnamese family if we lived in woodlands would the kids have any inclusivity issues at school? I know it’s vastly predominantly non minority

[DejaBlue]

Originally Posted by Dopo

The Woodlands is diverse
What happens is that you find people from all over the World … that are white

I call it … the most diverse white town in America

Now that is funny but very true!

[Caro42]

Originally Posted by Nashville Boi

I think it is designed to look like a eastern bloc labyrinth…everywhere literally looks the same to me and the commercial areas aside from the waterway resembles more like Spring than a high income city. I feel like Katy, Cinco Ranch, Cypress, and Sugar Land definitely deliver a more upper class look and are more convenient to Houston. (Cypress is far but you don’t have to take I45 Also, it has I45 lol.

I spent an entire day looking at houses in the $350-400 thousand dollar range just a week ago in the Woodlands and I can tell you that although the city center is handsome and very well done, the residential areas are nasty and ill kept. The place is so overgrown and covered in dead shrubbery and overgrown trees that no grass will grow. anywhere. Most yards are just mud or mud covered with green mold. Back yards are dark, dank wastelands of mud. Houses ill kept. The main roadways are not cleared - dead shrubbery and dead trees crowd the streets. I think the developers wasted a great opportunity in the Woodlands. They built a jazzy city center and then never cleared the land for the residential developments. I would agree that Katy, which I know well, is much nicer. There are handsome divided boulevards throughout, treed and landscaped and very pretty. Be careful of the housing however. There are plenty of cheap builder houses made cardboard and spit in the older sections. Even the newer ones. And there are nice houses too, but you will have to pay upwards of $500,000 for a nice house in Katy. Housing prices have doubled there in the last 6 or 7 years.

[Double L]

Originally Posted by Caro42

I spent an entire day looking at houses in the $350-400 thousand dollar range just a week ago in the Woodlands and I can tell you that although the city center is handsome and very well done, the residential areas are nasty and ill kept. The place is so overgrown and covered in dead shrubbery and overgrown trees that no grass will grow. anywhere. Most yards are just mud or mud covered with green mold. Back yards are dark, dank wastelands of mud. Houses ill kept. The main roadways are not cleared - dead shrubbery and dead trees crowd the streets. I think the developers wasted a great opportunity in the Woodlands. They built a jazzy city center and then never cleared the land for the residential developments. I would agree that Katy, which I know well, is much nicer. There are handsome divided boulevards throughout, treed and landscaped and very pretty. Be careful of the housing however. There are plenty of cheap builder houses made cardboard and spit in the older sections. Even the newer ones. And there are nice houses too, but you will have to pay upwards of $500,000 for a nice house in Katy. Housing prices have doubled there in the last 6 or 7 years.

I highly disagree with this post. The Woodlands never would have had the economic demand to build The Woodlands Town Center if it’s residential neighborhoods were not so well kept. It’s residential areas are far more well designed than it’s urban areas.

There is a large hipster population in The Woodlands, having a large urban area has affected The Woodlands and it has much more big-city cultural influence than it had in the 90s.