Serow225

...Kingwood is the principal community in which you should be looking. Bender's Landing would also be viable, either to build or to buy, although it is newer and therefore a bit pricier.

If you're more open to a rural lifestyle, then you should consider northeast Harris County (77336), southeast Montgomery County, northwest Liberty County, or select locations within the Trinity River basin. This listing will give you an idea of what would be available at your price point and where the tradeoffs can be made.

Wow thanks so much everyone, what great information! I've heard about Kingwood from a couple folks, so I'll have to take a look.

However, I really like that Huffman listing!!! That's the kind.of more rural setting that I was had in mind.

Niche, is there a map online that would give me a better idea of which areas in the counties you are referring to more exactly, or further description, so I could drive up to those locations? They sound rather broad to my non-native brain

Cheers,

EBS

Hi all! my wife and i are looking to relocate to Houston in a couple years, so I've begun the neighborhood search. I'm in town for a few days, and thought i might be able to check out a few locations with your help

Background: we're 30, and will be looking to raise a family. we'll both be working dowtown, and would prefer to keep the commute to 45min or less. Our price range is in the three hundreds.

We'd like to find a house in a more natural wooden setting, where your neighbors aren't really visible from inside your house - perhaps a one acre lot in the woods? we'd like a comfortable size for 2 or 3 kids, plus a study/exercise room/etc. Ideally, the kind of lot where you could put up a tree swing for the kids & let them run around the forest, and build an extra car garage/worshop for tinkering...

Our preference for architecture is something solidly built to last - brick or stone or wood, not a stucco crapbox Age is not as important to me as construction & condition...

Is something like this available in the Houston area? If so, I'd greatly appreciate your guidance as to what neighborhoods I should drive to this week to check out!

Thanks again,

EBS