As a Realtor in Katy for the past 20 years and familiar with The Woodlands, this video is very thought out with important details for newcomers. I think 1 important detail missed out on is I-10 vs I-45 for commute. I-10 is the widest freeway in America (in the west Houston stretch - 21 lanes including feeders) which helps with commute times and ease of drive and easy access from most Katy neighborhoods. I-45 N made the top 10 deadliest highway list in the nation based on number of deaths in a 2021 report I read - 290 out of Houston was ranked in the top 10 as well - NW Houston area. Unfortunately, this highway is nerve wrecking to say the least. The narrow lanes and many exchanges. This gives the edge to Katy in my opinion if you need to commute to Houston for work. Another point, you can hear the surrounding highways from many neighborhoods in The Woodlands, in Katy, you can hear I-10 and Grand Parkway only in the neighborhoods closest to the highways. I noticed this while showing homes in The Woodlands many times. You would think the many trees would dampen down the road noise, but it doesn't in many cases. Katy is a much larger area, so you have many choices in quieter areas unlike compacted Woodlands.
I live in the Sterling Ridge, Indian Springs area of The Woodlands where most of the Residents are located, and never had a problem with Highway noise. The only area that I know for a fact has highway noise is Grogans mill, which is the least desirable place to live in the woodlands.
The Woodlands has an entire toll road directly to it from downtown. Katy does not. Nice omission. With a little knowledge the quiet neighborhoods are easy to find. We leave the noisy areas for realtors who lack knowledge of our community. The tax rate in general is much better in Montgomery county than in Harris county. I own properties in both. I will not be buying anymore properties in Harris county.
you dont take 290 to get to the woodlands you take 249 and the beltway...its dead quite in the woodlands unless you live right on 45 the woodlands parkway is 45mph you cant here it if you live off of it this is all bs
I feel they both different i love katy i use to live in cinco ranch for 8 years but i moved away for 10 years an returned and now katy feels like a baby houston now so the woodlands i love the more country feel and so much more
Agree---we lived in Katy over 25 years and it has grown to the point you don't recognize it anymore. Crowded, overpopulated and NOT as friendly as it used to be. The Grand Parkway is a parking lot, it's turned into a mini-Houston. We built our first home in Katy when the only thing on the Grand Parkway was the brand new Albertson's Grocery store and a gas station. We left four months ago, headed up north of the Woodlands 5 minutes from Lake Conroe. Nice people--neighbors all came out to meet us, TREES/hills/lake, a much calmer way of life. What do I miss about Katy? Some friends--that's it.
Crime has also spread out from Houston to Cinco Ranch area and even in Fulshear. North Katy is a real mess. My brother lives there and is planning to move out.
That’s actually not true creekside is zoned to tomball high school and creekside is part of the woodlands so there is 3 high schools zoned to the woodlands and 2 school districts but everything else is very accurate
And most if not all of Creekside is Harris. He said The Woodlands is exclusively Montgomery county. Which was true until the development of Creekside. Also, parts of May Valley attend Magnolia ISD. So The Woodlands is actually serviced by four districts. Otherwise very informative video.
As a Realtor in Katy for the past 20 years and familiar with The Woodlands, this video is very thought out with important details for newcomers. I think 1 important detail missed out on is I-10 vs I-45 for commute. I-10 is the widest freeway in America (in the west Houston stretch - 21 lanes including feeders) which helps with commute times and ease of drive and easy access from most Katy neighborhoods. I-45 N made the top 10 deadliest highway list in the nation based on number of deaths in a 2021 report I read - 290 out of Houston was ranked in the top 10 as well - NW Houston area. Unfortunately, this highway is nerve wrecking to say the least. The narrow lanes and many exchanges. This gives the edge to Katy in my opinion if you need to commute to Houston for work. Another point, you can hear the surrounding highways from many neighborhoods in The Woodlands, in Katy, you can hear I-10 and Grand Parkway only in the neighborhoods closest to the highways. I noticed this while showing homes in The Woodlands many times. You would think the many trees would dampen down the road noise, but it doesn't in many cases. Katy is a much larger area, so you have many choices in quieter areas unlike compacted Woodlands.
I live in the Sterling Ridge, Indian Springs area of The Woodlands where most of the Residents are located, and never had a problem with Highway noise. The only area that I know for a fact has highway noise is Grogans mill, which is the least desirable place to live in the woodlands.
The Woodlands has an entire toll road directly to it from downtown. Katy does not. Nice omission. With a little knowledge the quiet neighborhoods are easy to find. We leave the noisy areas for realtors who lack knowledge of our community. The tax rate in general is much better in Montgomery county than in Harris county. I own properties in both. I will not be buying anymore properties in Harris county.
you dont take 290 to get to the woodlands you take 249 and the beltway...its dead quite in the woodlands unless you live right on 45 the woodlands parkway is 45mph you cant here it if you live off of it this is all bs
I feel they both different i love katy i use to live in cinco ranch for 8 years but i moved away for 10 years an returned and now katy feels like a baby houston now so the woodlands i love the more country feel and so much more
Agree---we lived in Katy over 25 years and it has grown to the point you don't recognize it anymore. Crowded, overpopulated and NOT as friendly as it used to be. The Grand Parkway is a parking lot, it's turned into a mini-Houston. We built our first home in Katy when the only thing on the Grand Parkway was the brand new Albertson's Grocery store and a gas station. We left four months ago, headed up north of the Woodlands 5 minutes from Lake Conroe. Nice people--neighbors all came out to meet us, TREES/hills/lake, a much calmer way of life. What do I miss about Katy? Some friends--that's it.
Crime has also spread out from Houston to Cinco Ranch area and even in Fulshear. North Katy is a real mess. My brother lives there and is planning to move out.
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Good video. But you forgot to mention traffic..Katy can be crazy..
Woodlands vs Katy, I think it's mainly where your jobs are.
That’s actually not true creekside is zoned to tomball high school and creekside is part of the woodlands so there is 3 high schools zoned to the woodlands and 2 school districts but everything else is very accurate
And most if not all of Creekside is Harris. He said The Woodlands is exclusively Montgomery county. Which was true until the development of Creekside. Also, parts of May Valley attend Magnolia ISD. So The Woodlands is actually serviced by four districts. Otherwise very informative video.