I have lived in Inwood Forest for a year now and so far it's been great. Some streets, including mine, are so beautiful. The houses are well-maintained with great landscaping. The golf course is very nice and a great place for an evening run. My neighbors are absolutely incredible. Although they are borderline nosey, they certainly keep an eye out for me--bringing in my trash can, feeding my cats, calling the cops once because they were worried, as I had left my door ajar for my cats when I went for a short walk. My 80 year old neighbor always wants to help me mow my lawn and hates that I won't let him. The Citizens On Patrol are great, too. I was helping a stray dog once and within 5 minutes a "COP" stopped to see what I was up to and if I needed help. He gave me his name and number in case I needed help finding the dog a home. I wish Inwood Forest didn't have the reputation it does, because it really can be a great place to live. I think it's sad that people say the only reason to live here is if it's the only thing you can afford. I can afford to live somewhere else and have--The Heights, Garden Oaks, Oak Forest. And it was in the Heights that my car was broken into and a man was shot dead in the middle of my street. And in Garden Oaks that I had a bona fide stalker. Yeah, those sound like places that are worth paying $300,000 for a 1000 sq. foot 'bungalow' in need of renovation. Perhaps if people stopped perpetuating the rumors, good people would move in and stay. I am single, 29, female, and live alone. I have always felt safe here. (The woman I bought the house from lived here alone for 30 years.) The only crime I have heard about (on my street anyway) is lawn equipment being stolen from an open garage. I sit in my lawn at night and never worry for my life or my property. My house is 2300 sq. feet and BEAUTIFUL. Recent updates, professional landscaping, sprinkler/alarm systems, the works. I love here and intend to live here as long as I live in Houston. I work downtown and it takes 20 minutes. As for the flooding. It sucks sometimes, but so far I've only been trapped in my house once. And the city is starting a renovation project--replacing bridges, etc. to reduce flooding.
