Northwest Harris County is Seeing Explosive Growth with Master Planned Communities

Northwest Harris County is seeing explosive population growth due mostly to affordable housing prices and the development of large master planned communities in the area. Houston already enjoys some of the lowest housing prices in the nation as far as major metropolitan areas. Many new residents from the East and West coasts find they can purchase homes double or triple the size of the homes they left in other parts of the country for basically the same money.

Within the Greater Houston Area, Northwest Harris County is very competitive with other areas of the metropolitan statistical area. Homes in Northwest Harris County often sell for $5.00 to $10.00 or more per square foot less for the same homes in other more well know areas such as The Woodlands, Sugarland, Katy and Kingwood.

Master planned communities have become very popular with young families as they offer a higher quality of life. Many of these communities such as Bridgeland, Towne Lake, Coles Crossing, Stone Gate, Canyon Lakes at Stonegate, Longwood Village and Fairfield include: large homes, better schools, plenty of green space, community parks, playgrounds, children's splash pads, ball fields, scenic lakes, golf courses, disc golf courses and activity centers with community pools, tennis courts, and banquet facilities. With amenities like these it is easy to see why master planned communities are becoming so popular. To view pictures of these communities, you can visit www.LoneStarHomes.org.

One downside to master planned communities is they are usually pretty far from where people actually work which is causing increasing congestion on Houston's freeways. Commutes that once took 45 minutes are now in the hour and a half to two hour range. Fall Creek is the exception as it is the only master planned community located within Houston's Sam Houston Tollway or second freeway loop making for easy access to downtown.

Aside from the commute, master planned communities are a great value and quality of life.