Hi friend. As you probably know, there are many families and individuals relocating to Texas from out of state. Many of these buyers are gravitating towards master planned communities with highly rated schools. For this blog post, I am gathering the most popular neighborhoods and communities among my out of state buyers in hopes to help answer the question “Where to live in Greater Houston?”…
Brookshire
1. Jordan Ranch
- Price Range: $300,000 – $700,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 13,000 square feet
- Resort style pool, splash pad & lazy river, playgrounds, botanical gardens, and a dog park
Conroe
1. Grand Central Park
- Price Range: $285,000 – $600,000
- Lot Size: 3,400 – 14,000 square feet
- Neighborhood pool, dog park, and playgrounds. Multiple nature trails and lake views
2. Graystone Hills
- Price Range: $370,000 – $700,000
- Lot Size: 8,000 – 23,000 square feet
- Resort style pool with with a slide & splash pad, and many trails through the community greenbelt
Cypress
1. Bridgeland
- Price Range: $330,000 – $2,000,000
- Lot Size: 0 -1 acres
- 900 acres of lakes, Olympic sized pool with slides & a spray park, very unique playground, many nature trails
2. Cypress Creek Lakes
- Price Range: $230,000 – $900,000
- Square Feet: 2,240 – 7,200
- 3 community centers with beach entry pool, lap pool, splash pads & children’s pool, spray park, playgrounds, and a fitness center. Features a 5 acre nature preserve on a lake.
3. Fairfield
- Price Range: $250,000 – $700,000
- Square Feet: 1,800 – 5,000
- Lake views, neighborhood pool & playground, miles of nature trails, and a fitness center
4. Lakewood & Lakewood Oaks Estates
- Price Range: $350,000 – $700,000
- Lot Size: Median size of 12,500 square feet
- Community center with a pool, playground, tennis courts, and a sand volleyball court
5. Rock Creek
- Price Range: $600,000 – $1,200,000
- Square Feet: 4,200 – 7,300
- Very large community offering a variety of homes & prices
6. Towne Lake
- Price Range: $350,000 – $2,000,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 16,000 square feet
- Located on a lake that allows motorized boats, near boardwalk full of shops & restaurants
Friendswood
1. Heritage Park
- Price Range: $160,000 – $350,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 12,000 square feet
- 2 parks each offering their own pools & playgrounds
2. West Ranch
- Price Range: $450,000 – $1,000,000
- Lot Size: 8,000 – 20,000 square feet
- Junior Olympic pool & resort style pool, a splash pad, and 10 miles of paved trails
Fulshear
1. Cross Creek Ranch
- Price Range: $280,000 – $1,000,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 13,000 square feet
- Neighborhood cafe, multiple resort style pools & slides, playground, fitness center, neighborhood lake, and many nature trails
2. Fulbrook on Fulshear Creek
- Price Range: $400,000 – $800,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 17,000 square feet
- Pool overlooking the neighborhood lake, fitness center, playground
3. Jordan Ranch
- Price Range: $300,000 – $700,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 13,000 square feet
- Resort style pool, splash pad & lazy river, playgrounds, botanical gardens, and a dog park
4. Weston Lakes
- Price Range: $200,000 – $3,000,000
- Lot Size: 0 – 4 acres
- Gated community with lakes, nature preserves, and a golf course
Humble
1. Eagle Springs
- Price Range: $210,000 – $600,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 14,000 square feet
- Neighborhood pool, playground, tennis courts, soccer fields, a baseball field, and a sand volleyball court
2. The Groves
- Price Range: $270,000 – $750,000
- Lot Size: 5,000 – 12,000 square feet
- Resort style pool, playgrounds, lawn amphitheater, and a catch and release fishing pond
Iowa Colony
1. Meridiana
- Price Range: $260,000 – $800,000
- Lot Size: 5,000 – 14,000 square feet
- 3 different style pools, a splash pad, playgrounds, a fitness center, and an outdoor game center
Katy
1. Cane Island
- Price Range: $400,000 – 1,350,000
- Lot Size: 0 – 1 acres
- State of the art event center with a cafe, multiple pools & splash pad, fitness center, a multi level hang out, and trails along the neighborhood lake
2. Cinco Ranch
- Price Range: $250,000 – $850,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 14,000 square feet
- 6 nearby schools
- Multiple neighborhood pools, playgrounds, tennis courts, a golf course, and miles of trails
3. Elyson
- Price Range: $280,000 – 800,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 12,000 square feet
- Full service cafe, fitness center, resort style pool, playgrounds, a game room, and miles of trails
4. Firethorne
- Price Range: $300,000 – $850,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 24,000 square feet
- 3 nearby schools
- Multiple pools & playgrounds, sports fields, tennis courts, and a fitness center
5. Grand Lakes
- Price Range: $310,000 – $750,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 17,000 square feet
- 4 pools, a splash pad & spray park, stocked lakes, a dog park, many trails, playgrounds, and a putting green
6. Nottingham Country & Nottingham Forest
- Price Range: $250,000 – $900,000
- Lot Size: 7,000 – 12,000 square feet
- Large variety of home styles & prices
7. Seven Meadows
- Price Range: $270,000 – $860,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 20,000 square feet
- Community golf course, a beach entry pool & lap pool, splash pad, tennis courts, and a fitness center
8. Tamarron
- Price Range: $250,000 – $600,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 15,000 square feet
- Lap pool & resort style pool with slides & a splash pad, and a very large playground
9. Trails of Katy
- Price Range: $390,000 – $800,000
- Lot Size: 7,000 – 23,000 square feet
- Resort style pool, tennis courts, and multiple trails
10. Young Ranch
- Price Range: $375,000 – $600,000
- Square Feet: Average of 3,200
- Resort style pool with lap lane area, large splash pad, a playground, fitness center, amenity lakes, and walking trails
Kingwood
1. Kings Point
- Price Range: $300,000 – $1,250,000
- Square Feet: 2,500 – 7,500
- Neighborhood pool, 2 ponds, and many trails
2. Kings Forest
- Price Range: $320,000 – $1,150,000
- Lot Size: 0 -1 acres
- Pool & multiple nature trails
3. Royal Brook
- Price Range: $210,000 – $800,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 15,000 square feet
- Neighborhood pool, playground, and nature preserves with 5 miles of trails
League City
1. Magnolia Creek
- Price Range: $275,000 – $900,000
- Lot Size: 7,000 – 16,000 square feet
- Community center with a fitness center, media room, and play room. There’s also a resort style pool, junior Olympic pool, and splash park.
Magnolia
1. High Meadow Ranch
- Price Range: $640,000 – $11,500,000
- Lot Size: 0 – 5 acres
- Neighborhood center with pool, park, tennis courts, and walking trails
2. Thousand Oaks
- Price Range: $328,000 – $700,000
- Lot Size: 1 – 3 acres
- Beach entrance lake for water sports, equestrian center, walking trails
Manvel
1. Pomona
- Price Range: $360,000 – $925,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 18,000 square feet
- 1,000 acres of preserved marshes & greenery, 2 resort style pools with cabanas, a large park, and lake for fishing
Missouri City
1. Sienna & Sienna Plantation
- Price Range: $250,000 – $895,000
- Lot Size: 3,500 – 28,000 square feet
- Multiple pools & waterparks, fitness centers, and sports fields. 2,000 acres of nature preserves & lakes with many trails. Opportunity to join the Sienna Plantation Golf Club.
Montgomery
1. Woodforest
- Price Range: $300,000 – $1,415,000
- Lot Size: 4,300 – 21,000 square feet
- Community aquatic center with pools & a splash park, multiple playgrounds & nature trails, tennis courts, and a dog park.
Pinehurst
1. Woodtrace
- Price Range: $420,000 – $875,000
- Lot Size: 7,000 – 16,000 square feet
- Neighborhood lake for fishing & kayaking, and a large community pool
Richmond
Richmond
1. Aliana
- Price Range: $380,000 – $800,000
- Lot Size: 6,300 – 14,000 square feet
- Resort style pool with slides, a fitness center, tennis courts, and scenic trails
2. Harvest Green
- Price Range: $385,000 – $650,000
- Lot Size: 5,600 – 11,500 square feet
- Large pool & splash pad, playground, and a fitness center
3. Lakes at Bella Terra
- Price Range: $350,000 – $1,800,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 16,000 square feet
- Catch and release fishing ponds, junior Olympic size pool & splash pad, tennis courts & beach volleyball court, fitness center, and a dog park
4. Long Meadow Farms
- Price Range: $360,000 – $770,000
- Lot Size: 6,400 – 17,000 square feet
- 3 parks with their own resort style pools and splash parks, fitness center, playgrounds, tennis courts, and many nature trails.
5. Stonecreek Estates
- Price Range: $450,000 – $630,000
- Lot Size: 7,000 – 14,000 square feet
- Resort Style pool, splash pad, playground, tennis courts, and walking trails
6. Verandra
- Price Range: $250,000 – $770,000
- Lot Size: 4,000 – 15,000 square feet
- Large pool with slides, a rock waterfall & splash area for small kids, multiple playgrounds, tennis courts, a yoga lawn, fitness center, a Spa on site, and plenty of trails
Spring
1. Auburn Lakes
- Price Range: $600,000 – $1,200,000
- Lot Size: 11,000 – 24,000 square feet
- Multiple pools & waterpark, and a fitness center. Neighborhood sits along a golf course with amazing views
2. Benders Landing & Benders Landing Estates
- Price Range: $670,000 – $3,000,000
- Lot Size: 0 -5+ acres
- Neighborhood pool, tennis courts, basketball court, and a baseball field. Large lake with a dock & boat launch, and many walking trails
3. Gleannloch Farms
- Price Range: $300,000 – $600,000
- Lot Size: 7,000 – 15,000 square feet
- Multiple pools, nature trails, a dog park, tennis courts, and beautiful lakes
4. Harmony
- Price Range: $340,000 – $620,000
- Lot Size: 5,000 – 15,000 square feet
- Resort style pool & large splash pad, fitness center, tennis courts, and a park with a second splash pad
5. Windrose
- Price Range: $300,000 – $515,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 11,000 square feet
- 20 acre lake, 2 pools, a large playground, tennis & volleyball court, soccer field, and many scenic trails
6. Woodson's Reserve
- Price Range: $400,000 – $1,100,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 18,000 square feet
- Catch and release lakes, resort style pool & splash pad, tennis courts, a fitness center, a dog park, nature trails, and some very unique & fun playgrounds
Sugar Land
1. New Territory
- Price Range: $280,000 – $700,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 13,000 square feet
- 4 nearby schools
- Nature preserves with walking trails, playgrounds, multiple pools, a fitness center, and a sports complex
2. Riverstone
- Price Range: $250,000 – $3,000,000
- Square Feet: 1,800 – 9,000
- 6 nearby schools
- 200 acres of lakes, miles of nature trails, dog park, pool & waterpark, fitness center, playground, and tennis courts
3. Sugar Creek
- Price Range: $220,000 – $2,000,000
- Square Feet: 1,300 – 9,200
- 6 nearby schools
- Large pool & splash pad with poolside cabana service and a fitness center
Sweetwater
4. Telfair
- Price Range: $370,000 – $1,400,000
- Square Feet: 1,800 – 7,000
- 70 acres of lakes, large pool with slides & splash pad, fitness center, and tennis courts
5. Williams Glen
- Price Range: $430,000 – $800,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 18,000 square feet
The Woodlands
1. Alden Bridge
- Price Range: $210,000 – $900,000
- Lot Size: 2,500 – 17,000 square feet
- Very large community with 25 parks, multiple pools & waterparks, miles of nature trails, fitness centers, and a golf course
2. Cochrans Crossing
- Price Range: $300,000 – $1,500,000
- Lot Size: 0 – 1 acres
- Large neighborhood with many different sub sections offering a wide variety of prices & styles
3. Creekside Park
- Price Range: $400,000 – $1,500,000
- Lot Size: 5,500 – 20,000 square feet
- Multiple nature preserves & lakes, miles of trails, and home to Rob Fleming park & aquatic center
4. Indian Springs
- Price Range: $300,000 – $1,890,000
- Lot Size: 6,000 – 36,000 square feet
- Large community with many different style homes & price options
5. Sterling Ridge
- Price Range: $400,000 – $2,250,000
- Lot Size: 0 – 1 acres
- Access to many different parks, pools & aquatic centers, fitness centers, and golf courses
Tomball
1. Amira
- Price Range: $320,000 – $650,000
- Lot Size: Average of 7,000 square feet
- Resort style pool, lake views, fitness center & yoga studio, unique playground, a beautiful event lawn, and a dog park
2. Lakes at Creekside
- Price Range: $400,000 – $815,000
- Lot Size: 5,500 – 10, 000 square feet
- Neighborhood lake & scenic trails, pool with multiple slides, new playground, and a fitness center
3. Treeline
- Price Range: $315,000 – 435,000
- Lot Size: Average of 9,500 square feet
- Gated community with a large pool & recreation center
4. Wildwood at Northpointe
- Price Range: $330,000 – $800,000
- Lot Size: 7,000 – 12,000 square feet
- Neighborhood lake, nature trails, junior Olympic pool, playground, and tennis courts
5. Woodtrace
- Price Range: $350,000 – $875,000
- Lot Size: 7,000 – 16,000 square feet
- Gated neighborhood with a 23 acre lake, pool, playground, and miles of trails
Willis
1. The Woodlands Hills
- Price Range: $300,000 – $730,000
- Lot Size: 5,000 – 17,000 square feet
- Resort style pool, lap pool, spray park, fitness center, tennis courts, a dog park, event lawn, playgrounds, and a 17 acres nature park
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