help! Relocating to Houston

Can anyone suggest a nice safe area of Houston to live in temporarily?

I%26#39;m relocating there with my husband, dog and 5 month old baby. We need temporary accomodation and I haven%26#39;t a clue where to start.

We don%26#39;t want to be too far away from all the action, but not so close that it%26#39;s crazy city living.

thanks

help! Relocating to Houston

The Clear Lake area (also known as the Bay Area) by NASA JSC is very safe and nice. It is a great community. NASA. Good seafood. Palm trees. It is a drive into downtown (at least 30 minutes depending on traffic), but it is a wonderful, safe place to live. I would highly recommend it, especially with a 5 month old baby. You would be close to the Kemah boardwalk and closer to Galveston (30 minutes) if you live in the bay area.... (some ';cities';/burbs in the bay area: League City, Seabrook, Kemah, Clear Lake City,...)

help! Relocating to Houston

Although your baby is only 5 months old, the school district in Clear Lake (Clear Creek Independent School District) is one of the tops and it has been for years. Something about that area has a small town feel once you live in it.

It is about 20 miles south of downtown Houston. Not sure what side of town your employer is on but that may make a difference in what side of town you choose to live on.

For the north side of town, look at The Woodlands or Kingwood

for used homes go to www.har.com

for new homes go to www.hotonhouston.com

I just moved here recently from Alabama and boy what a shocker! I got this book/guide to Houston. There are a few guides but only one of them is free-I searched for a while!

They have a website, www.houstonnewcomerguides.com and you can order all of them and it%26#39;s free for one of them or all five! I was looking at west Houston but went ahead and ordered all of the books and because of one of them, moved just south of downtown and the medical center. A lot of hospitals here a great but Houston has the world%26#39;s largest medical center! I%26#39;m very accident-prone so we decided to stay close :)

Check out that website and they have people in the book who can help with temporary housing. Like I said, we lived in Alabama and I ordered all of their books and got them within a couple of days.

Good luck!

Thanks everyone - most appreciated.

We%26#39;ll check out the Clear Lake area. I%26#39;ll also look at the new comers website. V useful!

TorCW

Just curious--does the %26#39;TorC%26#39; stand for Truth or Consequences, NM?

I don%26#39;t know where your employment will be, but The Woodlands is a very nice, community-style area in which to live. It%26#39;s about 40 miles north of Downtown. There are great shopping areas, a wonderful school system (Conroe Indep. School Dist.), hike-and-bike trails, close to lakes and a national forest, two major hospitals, and trees.

The Woodlands is a fairly young population--most people have school-age children. There are a fair amount of people that commute downtown to their jobs--we do have commuter buses that take subscribers to various locations throughout Houston. TX housing costs ($/sq ft) are some of the lowest in the nation. You will find that people here are very friendly.

Hope that will give you another option to think about.

Good luck.

I agree with Clear Lake - fantastic area to live in - although a bit far from Houston. No reason to go into Houston accept for job or theater/museums.

except :-)

There are several ';corporate'; apartments around town. If you are truly looking for temporary accomodations then they might fit the bill.

Although I think The Woodlands are nice I would never live there for my lifestyle. I am much more of a city person. Join the rest of us that live inside of Houston. You can forget the commute if you live inside of the loop. It just depends on your budget and who you would rather have dinner with in your free time. People who live inside of the loop tend to be a bit more ';blue state.'; I am married and have a young child, so it is family friendly as well. If you like the burbs then all of the above are very nice. You should also add Kingwood and Katy to your list. I personally would choose Kingwood if we were moving to the burbs b/c the commute is the easiest.

There are lots of good corporate apartments in the Houston area, but it really does depend on what part of town your husband will be working in. Houston is really spread out, its well more than 50 miles from one side of the city to the other. Depending on where it is, commute times could be a really big deal.