The TRUTH About The Woodlands Texas... What They WON'T Tell You!

[@livinginhtx]

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[@purplerose9041]

My family have lived in The Woodlands for 15 years, but I always enjoy hearing you talk about this beautiful little town. I totally agree with you on the pros and cons. Since most of the houses are older, a few years after moving in, we had to replace the roof and the HVAC system. Also, about the pine trees, we have to hire a contractor to clean the pine needles on the roof 2 - 3 times/ year as we want to keep the roof clean. However, we love some of the pros that The Woodlands offers. The first one is the commute. My commute to work for the past 15 years is from 7 - 10 minutes max as I work within The Woodlands. My college kids really like the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. We were just there 2 weeks ago to see Pentatonix, which was awesome. We don’t need to leave The Woodlands for anything. Doctors, dentists, hospitals, schools, pet care, shopping, eating, entertainment, working, outdoor activities… are within walking distance or just 10 minute drive from our house. The Woodlands is definitely the best place to live for my family ❤

[@EconomicWarfare]

Wow! Sounds like a little piece of heaven on earth!

[@FrankDrebin-e9s]

The schools in the Woodlands. I remember looking them up a few years ago and they were rated 7-10...now they are rated much lower.... what is happening in the school district?

[@javabean252]

I lived in woodlands for 18 years and moved away. Miss it and want to move back. Crazy busy now though.

[@livinginhtx]

Definitely busier but you can always move back, we would love to help if you do, cheers!

[@rick4649]

I moved to The Woodlands in 1987 and loved it. As The Woodlands grew so did the traffic congestion. We retired in 2021 and moved away due to the congestion but I still really love the place.

[@mikelherrasti2697]

Okay so here are my honest opinions after being raced in The Woodlands for 8 years. I’m currently 18 years old right now and I’m in 12th grade at The Woodlands High School, and while most of the things mentioned in the video are true, I would like to point out some things too. If you’re a teenager or a young adult (just like me) the woodlands has a lot to offer but one of the things that I dislike a lot, is that everything is so spread apart from each other. Okay not even that but the fact that you have to drive everywhere if you want to have social interactions. For example, A lot of my friends live about 10 minutes from my house (driving), I don’t even want to know what that time would be if it was walking. (Yes, I have a car, but this is because it’s (literally) required). Okay, yes all the greenery is fun, but The Woodlands itself is not very walkable (you can’t run your errands on foot like you would in other parts of the world, if you’re coming from other parts of the world). Yes, The Woodlands has bike trails, and they’re fun too (not really because they’re all the same) but sadly they’re meant for recreational use only, not for commuting like in other parts of the world which leads me to another important point; Car-dependency. Since mostly everyone in The Woodlands commutes by car because they have made it the most convenient option available, (since there’s no public transportation (there’s a trolley but it only serves 1 neighbourhood) unlike in other parts of the world) people don’t have other more reliable ways to get around, so they have to drive. Ultimately, there is a lot of traffic even whenever it’s not rush hour. Okay let’s talk about nightlife now (for someone that is 18 years old). I’m pretty sure that there’s only one nightclub in all of The Woodlands, in a city population of more than 100,000 inhabitants, so no. The Woodlands doesn’t have a good night life in general. There is no such thing as bar-hopping culture here either, unlike in many other cities. Yes there are concerts from time to time in The Woodlands Pavillion, but for someone that is 18 years old and has a music taste that most people my age have (house, edm, rap, latin), there will not be a lot going on. Since there are not that many clubs (or places) where we can go hangout (lack of public spaces), people just throw house parties, and while those are somewhat fun, they’re not the same as if you went clubbing or walking around the city (which there kinda is but it ends really quickly, and is full of parking garages). Okay now sports, yes The Woodlands offers a lot in this sense, especially with golfing, so if you’re a golfer, then The Woodlands is a place for you. Okay, let’s talk about traffic lights now. In many developed areas in the world, they’re programmed to detect cars coming by, and that’s how they work; they work efficiently and don’t really follow a cycle. Here in The Woodlands, the traffic lights are a little (quite) outdated, so there’s not that technology where the traffic lights detect traffic whereas instead, they follow a strict cycle, so instead you will find yourself waiting in a red light for the cycle to end, so that you can go on green. This is highly inefficient, and I think it’s one of the reasons why there’s traffic in The Woodlands a lot of times, and people get frustrated. Seriously, it does not make sense to me to be waiting for the traffic lights to turn green whenever there are zero cars coming from the other sides. Okay something I don’t like either is the unsafe road design that prioritises cars over people. A lot of these roads are designed like highways. What I mean with this is that the posted speed limit might be 45mph, but the drivers are driving at 60mph because it feels safe (it doesn’t feel unsafe). If the roads were safely designed, then they would probably be narrower and people would be driving the speed limit because they would not feel safe when driving over the speed limit. (I’m talking about roads like Woodlands Parkway, Research Forest, Lake Woodlands, Branch Crossing) These roads are clearly designed so that drivers go faster than the posted speed limit because it shows that they prioritise speed over safety. So yeah, I rate living in The Woodlands a 6.5/10 (I don’t have much time here left since I will be starting uni soon and I’ll be going to Madrid, Spain, but these are the things that frustrate me the most)

[@richardcogbill6791]

You are a lucky young person to be going to study abroad and broaden your horizons. I think the European social culture is healthier for people, especially young people who grow up in American suburbs. I have friends who live in The Woodlands and although it's a nice community, their teen children also complain about not having much to see or do and feel cut off from social stimulation of a city. So they often come to visit me 200 away in Austin, Texas where there is a lively music scene and night life, great parks and outdoor things to do in a city. I own my home but i dont live on any level that my friends live in the Woodlands. Their kids have visited so often they know more of neighbors than any in their own community. One of my neighbors has young adult children the same age so we let them hang out together when they visit from Houston. Good luck on your studies in Madrid. I'm sure you will love it.

[@drewpine3585]

The Woodlands is a suburb, it doesn’t want to appeal to 18 year old kids. That’s why they have very few bars/ clubs. And traffic lights work on a timer until like 9-10pm then they work on censors which is pretty standard. Also about the walkability, I understand where u are coming from but if you go to any decently sized suburb (over 50000 people), it will not be walkable. It sounds like you will really enjoy college because that is exactly what it is, walkable with a lot of nightlife. But no suburb has the traits u say the woodlands is missing.

[@dmacbass]

@@drewpine3585 I was going to mention the same thing about suburbs. But I also want to chime in about the whole walkability thing. America is not a walkable country, PERIOD. It's a result of the car-loving culture of older generations and the enormous economic and political power of the fossil fuel industry. Simply a fact of life, and I don't see it changing soon.

[@GardengalAAA]

⁠@@dmacbasswell I lived in Wauwatosa, WI and it was very walkable. I walked my dog for miles. I could walk to a restaurant or pub or lighting store or cigar shop etc. You get my point. Wauwatosa is on the outskirts of Milwaukee, and a suburb of the larger city. I don’t know what America you know, but there really are walkable cities and small towns in this country. I grew up poor and trust me I walked everywhere because I didn’t have a car as a teenager, and it was very doable. Still is depending on the town.

[@dmacbass]

@@GardengalAAA It certainly does depend on the town. Really small ones are walkable to be sure. But I'm curious ... I just Google Mapped Wauwatosa and it looks like walking the whole thing from south to north takes around 2 hours, one way. I don't know what the layout was as far as your home compared to places you went ... maybe that was in a smaller area ... but from one end to the other seems a little far to be called walkable.

[@aryasumarno1901]

There is a new construction neighborhood in The Woodlands (The Creekside Park area), I bought 1 house there. It’s called The Enclave, zoned to TISD (Timbercreek Elementary). Had 2 developers but 1 is completely sold out and another one (the more premium one - Toll Bros) still have a few houses left. It is selling very fast because it is the very last new development in The Woodlands! Pro tip: once all of the development are done, they’re gonna sell the model home - which is STUNNING!

[@livinginhtx]

@@aryasumarno1901 great call! Here is our video on that community kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWOuh6Vuedeaprssi=bEYsSx-v4uW8a4A-

[@pjgoedhals9551]

155 parks in The Woodlands, of which 15 have swimming pools. I believe that when it was designed, it was designed so that no one will live more than a 10 minute walk away from a park.

[@livinginhtx]

Solid stat, thanks for this

[@RoshanMoayed]

It is not a con to redevelop already developed lots or a shortage of development. Also most people who have lived in the Woodlands like myself since grade school appreciate the fact that it is not going to expand at the rate of other master plan communities. I'm pretty sure George P. Mitchell didn't intend for people to develop by clear cutting trees, which is what a lot of the newer developers in The Woodlands have done. Call me a purist, but that's what gave the woodlands it's appeal in the first place.

[@BAMtastico]

Renting in Grogan's Mill for seven months. The tap water is undrinkable as it smells and tastes like chlorine. Almost like swimming pool water. Also, likely related to the recent heat spell, tap water is warm. After living 27 years in metro Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, I'm surprised by the frequency and length of power and internet outages and power surges. The only time I had a power outage more than twelve hours long in Florida was due to a direct hit by a Cat. 3 hurricane.

[@livinginhtx]

What’s wild is I’ve lived here a long time without power outage issues and have recently started to experience them this year as well, we just ordered a home generator And I agree that the water is very chlorinated

[@karenannlara8461]

Home Generators are the bomb!

[@EconomicWarfare]

Whoa, very alarming.

[@redmustangredmustang]

My brother moved to Creekside Village the new part and he loves it. Only about 5 blocks away from a park that has everything from a creek, walking trails, tennis courts, and a basketball court ALL RIGHT THERE. The bad thing is the different services. Since he's now in Harris county, his child will be going to Tomball schools. The police force is Harris county sheriff's department. The mailing address is in Spring. It really is that crazy. It all depends where you live. Anywhere else in the older parts and they gets Conroe ISD and if you are moving to the older parts, most of the homes are 80's and 90's built homes. You are paying more for the name because there are new home prices that my parents said are 30,000 to 50,000 less because it was in Tomball rather than be in the Woodlands address. It's just what your priorities are when it comes to moving into a new place.

[@tomsettles6873]

All of the golf courses in Woodlands are private, so you have to join the Woodlands CC at cost of $30k plus $625 per month to play 2 smaller golf courses, or $50k plus $1125 per month to play all 6 courses. Also for access to larger indoor and outdoor lap pools year round, you have to join a gym at $80 - $200 per month, and they get crowded. These two issues prevented us from buying in the Woodlands after looking at it.

[@livinginhtx]

Did you end up moving somewhere else in the Houston area or did you stay put?

[@tomsettles6873]

@@livinginhtxHaven't bought anything yet. We're now looking at couple communities on Lake Conroe and Katy.

[@livinginhtx]

@@tomsettles6873 well we cover both and are experts, let us know how we can help! We have plenty of videos on both and agents that live in and cover both areas. Some of our agents live on Lake Conroe. It’s never too early to reach out and have a quick call. ferrisrealty.com/survey

[@tomsettles6873]

@@livinginhtxThanks. I'll call you if we move forward.

[@BrendaJoi]

Great information. Thank you!

[@livinginhtx]

Definitely! Let me know if we can help with any real estate needs

[@YHW77777]

He also failed to mention there’s a few private top schools. If you’re living in the Woodlands, then most likely you can afford private school for your kids.

[@livinginhtx]

Yes I went to one of them. Great option

[@makerspace533]

If you want a somewhat more relaxed area, look at White Oak Estates which is 3 miles east of The Woodlands. This is a acreage community, all lots are at least 1 acre. The HOA is reasonable, strict enough to keep things nice, but not full of onerous rules like The Woodlands. Since it is not in The Woodlands Township, taxes are lower.

[@livinginhtx]

@@makerspace533 I just sold one there a few weeks ago

[@robincaldwell2068]

Good video - we have lived in the Woodlands since 1991 - the Woodlands are grown since 1991 and it is GREAT we wouldn't live anywhere else. A couple of things NOT mentioned in the video 1. There are NO more water taxi's on the Waterway 2. He didn't mention the wonderful Mitchell trails off of Flintridge road which are miles of beautiful dirt trails for hiking and biking 3. Creekside village is in Harris County (not Montgomery county where MOST of the Woodlands is located) - taxes can be higher in Harris County and the electric company can be different than Montgomery County. The last hurricane we lost power for 41 hours - some folks south in Harris lost power for 5+ days

[@FrankDrebin-e9s]

The schools in the Woodlands. I remember looking them up a few years ago and they were rated 7-10...now they are rated much lower.... what is happening in the school district?

[@rbworleywrites]

Can you help with rentals here or in Conroe as well? Looking to move in October.

[@livinginhtx]

Yes! Fill this out and a team member will connect with you and help out ferrisrealty.com/survey

[@bloodwings19]

Adding Best- No railroad, wide streets, no loud music, no power lines, friendly cars (avid trail bicyclist), most cars park in the driveway Bad- trees (foundation problem), high water bill, lots of accidents (45 N/Woodlands), no flooding (Most villages), no potholes If you want a quiet life this is it, I've been here since being a graduate of McC HS.

[@norvaz94]

Hilton Head is the same way with their trees.

[@jangzanoriavlog]

Hi!So if i live in conroe and i want to enroll my kids in one of the schools in the woodlands, could that still be possible? Or it still depends on the zip code or county?thanks

[@livinginhtx]

It’s all based on the home address. The address is assigned to a certain school, you can’t pick and choose schools There are excellent private school options in the area as well and you can live anywhere to enroll in those

[@Lovelysoulgirl1984]

Texas has school choice. You can contact the school district and ask about the process. It allows you to pick your kids school.

[@Lovelysoulgirl1984]

@@livinginhtx Texas offers school choice. She can request to have her child assigned to whatever school she wants.

[@livinginhtx]

@@Lovelysoulgirl1984 that can be the case in some parts of Houston but I have never heard that being the case in The Woodlands

[@metalboarn6174]

I live off FM 1488 which is the north border of The Woodlands. There are several neighborhoods, some new that are in Conroe unincorporated, but the kids go to The Woodlands schools. My kids did and I still have 1 that goes to the The Woodlands High School. I have 2 acres.

[@sallylewis8490]

Have you made a video on Woodforest?

[@livinginhtx]

Yes! Here it’s is and we will probably make another one soon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5a5lIOPhLWErdUsi=7-4WLQr2CRKDHFlq

[@sicilypitts7333]

You forgot our amazing hospitals

[@myrtlemaude47]

Can you comment on Woodtrace off of 249? Popularity, amenities, schools, etc.

[@livinginhtx]

Great neighborhood! And the location with 249 open is very accessible with a ton of growth. Will probably do a video there shortly. Please reach out though if you’re exploring your options, we’d love to help! ferrisrealty.com/survey

[@jengamboa4958]

Looking to move to The Woodlands. I have to sell my PA home but would be interested in renting short term or buying a condo to get there and sell my PA after I get there. Problem is, I have dogs. If you have any connections who rent short term with Dogs, please let me know. Will be in The Woodlands this month for a concert at Cynthia Woods Pavillion. Can't wait to relocate.

[@birgrww1527]

Are there more snakes cause of all the trees

[@ljacobs357]

Extremely well planned and beautiful development. That is until you leave and get stuck in Houston traffic. Also, don’t move there if you like diversity. Very conservative area if you’re looking for that.

[@b9479]

I plan on visiting there, is the population mostly wh!te ?

[@MsMoonlightlily]

Honestly, I can't really relate to this comment. Maybe it wasn't diverse in the past, but, living in the middle of The Woodlands, I find it very diverse. My neighbors are from all over the world including my own family. My kids go to pretty diverse schools with kids from different cultures and backgrounds. If we talk about Magnolia though, it's another story.

[@noemiaranda7680]

What about Hospital's? in Woodlands

[@livinginhtx]

The Woodlands has 4 major hospitals and great healthcare options Memorial Herman St Luke’s Texas Children’s Methodist

[@michaelvillanueva240]

woodlands is nice but their traffic is worse than the city of houston

[@livinginhtx]

It can be bad at certain times for sure

[@Cycology_Major]

They are completely behind the times as it’s not made to be able to “15 minute walk, bike”, or catch transit to/from work, shops, etc. Everyone will drive to every destination and everyone (from 16-85?) will do so in their own car. *Designed for TRAFFIC*

[@txchivette1815]

There IS New construction!😶

[@livinginhtx]

Tell me more

[@soleil6553]

Creekside + tear downs/remodels!

[@louiswheeland6628]

Sure it's a great city Just expensive as hell 😂 Cost of living there is through the roof

[@Oxmyx01]

Actually?

[@rdb-nu5sv]

How much % is property tax?

[@soleil6553]

Depends on the section you’re home is in. Anywhere from 1.8-3.0%.