Life in Houston Texas. Need advice on Safe areas to live and names of well respected and known apartments?

I need advice on where to live in Houston. Some tips-moving from NY. What are the safest places? What areas should we avoid due to danger and crime? What are the names of well respected apartment complexes that we can rent at? What is so great about sugar land?


Thanks for all your help in advance!!Life in Houston Texas. Need advice on Safe areas to live and names of well respected and known apartments?
Hello from Houston. First, avoid Alief and the Southwest ( the police stay busy night and day; gang activity) ). Two inner loop residentail locations with great schools are Bellaire and West University. There are many very nice and safe apartments and town homes in this area. Also, these two neighborhoods have their own police and fire depts... they are little cities within a city and close to down town. . Professional people live here. Sugarland is nice, it is about 20 minutes from Houston... depending on traffic. That area is developed around a lake and has beautiful homes. Many of our professional athletes live there ( Rockets and Astros) and other professional people. It is very nice . but the traffic is conjested . Be warned... this area is one of the fastest growing in the USA, so there is much development and construction. Outside of the loop are the Woodlands, ( very pretty ), Klein, and Cypress Fairbanks. These are northwest of the city and have great schools, but they are a distance from downtown. Avoid the West TC Jester area and the Tidwell , W. Fairbanks areas... low income and pockets of trouble. I encourage you to use this info to go on line and see where they are located in the city. Another nice area is around Rice University... close to the museum district, the medical center, and down town. Many older homes and nice but older apartments. Also, get in touch with an apartment locater here ( go online ) . They will guide you to a nice area . Once you are here, drive around on a Sunday and get the feel for our freeway system. Over 100 languages are spoken in this very diverse city of about 5 million and with that comes diverse driving habits, too. They all run red lights, and watch out for the Bubbas in their pick ups ( I'm something of a bubba-ette myself) . Last... I really encourage you to live close to where you will be lworking. You'll be glad you are !!! Welcome.... I hope you can get past all of our Texas-isms and southern ways and learn to like it here !!Life in Houston Texas. Need advice on Safe areas to live and names of well respected and known apartments?
1st Houston is a large land area.


some nine major city can fit in it.


a drive across town can be up to sixty miles.


suggest you check out the Houston city website.


figure out where you are going to work.


find some places near (with in 30 minutes drive


at rush hour) to live. Do not Buy until you have been on the job a year or you have a few months layoff cash stashed. Do not over buy/rent utilities and taxes are high.
I have lived in the Houston area for nearly 30 years and I don't know what the hype is about Sugarland either. Some parts of Sugarland are really nice. I think most people who rave about that area like that it is really clean, has a fresh country like feel to it with all the amenities of a large city.





Personally, I prefer the Clearlake area, a suburb of Houston. It's on the water and the community is just nicer than average. Here is one of many links to check out that area: http://www.clearlakeapartment.com/


or try:


http://www.apartment-locator-houston.com鈥?/a>





Houston has crime like any big city, our murder rates are down but we still have a fairly high rate. The Northside of Houston is probably the absolute worst, avoid it at all cost!!!!!!! Key places to avoid are: Greenspoint; Northside; Chimney Rock; Denver Habour; any of the Wards; and Channelview.





Good luck and you will enjoy our Southern hospitality!
First,Sugarland is a well respected area of Houston because it is mostly populated with affluent people. Katy is another GREAT place to live. I grew up there and had friends from Sugarland. The Woodlands is another good place as well as the Heights, historic downtown area near the Museums and the University of Houston. On Westheimer and Bell-Air area are also nice.





Anything on I-10 from katy to downtown is decent as well as fast.





Stay away from any area with the word ';ward'; attached to a number such as fifth ward. S. SW Houston is less desirable than West and NWest Houston. The ';west side'; is the ';best side';!





Maybe you should contact a real-estate agent or broker. My dad is one. He name is Lamprose ';Greek'; Vrinios. He also goes by Louis. He will point you in the right direction. www.heightsvillage.com He has been in Real-Estate since the 70's and has lived in Houston just as long and is very familiar with all the areas!


Good Luck!