The city of Houston, Texas, contains many neighborhoods, ranging from planned communities to historic wards. There is no uniform standard for what constitutes an individual neighborhood within the city; however, the city of Houston does recognize a list of 88 super neighborhoods which encompass broadly recognized regions. According to the city, a super neighborhood is a "geographically designated area where residents, civic organizations, institutions and businesses work together to identify, plan, and set priorities to address the needs and concerns of their community."[1]
A list of the super neighborhoods, in the numerical order as assigned by the city, is shown below:
# | Name | Location relative to Downtown Houston | Approximate boundaries |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Willowbrook | Northwest | Along Texas State Highway 249 northwest of Beltway 8 |
2 | Greater Greenspoint | North | Around the junction of Beltway 8 and Interstate 45 North |
3 | Carverdale | Northwest | South of the junction of Beltway 8 and U.S. Route 290 |
4 | Fairbanks / Northwest Crossing | Northwest | Along U.S. Route 290 between Interstate 610 and Beltway 8 |
5 | Greater Inwood | Northwest | North of Fairbanks / Northwest Crossing and east of Acres Home |
6 | Acres Home | Northwest | West of Interstate 45 North and south of State Highway 249 |
7 | Hidden Valley | North | In a triangular area between Veterans Memorial Drive, State Highway 249, and Interstate 45 North |
8 | Westbranch | West | Along Beltway 8 south of Jersey Village |
9 | Addicks / Park Ten | West | Includes the entirety of Addicks Reservoir and a small area between the reservoir and Interstate 10 west |
10 | Spring Branch West | West | North of Interstate 10 west between Addicks Reservoir and Blalock Road |
11 | Langwood | Northwest | Between Hempstead Highway and U.S. Route 290 midway between Interstate 610 and Beltway 8 |
12 | Central Northwest (formerly Near Northwest) | Northwest | East of U.S. Route 290 and north of Interstate 610 |
13 | Independence Heights | North | West of Interstate 45 north and north of Interstate 610 |
14 | Lazybrook / Timbergrove | Northwest | West of White Oak Bayou and south of Interstate 610 north |
15 | Greater Heights | Northwest | East of White Oak Bayou, south of Interstate 610, west of Interstate 45, and north of Interstate 10 |
16 | Memorial | West | East of Texas State Highway 6, south of Interstate 10 west, west of the Memorial Villages, and north of Buffalo Bayou |
17 | Eldridge / West Oaks | West | West of Dairy Ashford Road, north of Westpark Tollway, and south of Buffalo Bayou; includes Barker Reservoir |
18 | Briar Forest | West | East of Dairy Ashford Road, south of Buffalo Bayou, west of Gessner Road, and north of Westheimer Road |
19 | Westchase | West | East of West Houston Center Boulevard, south of Westheimer Road, west of Gessner Road, and north of Westpark Tollway |
20 | Mid-West (formerly Woodlake/Briarmeadow) | West | East of Gessner Road, south of Buffalo Bayou, west of Voss and Chimney Rock roads, and north of Westpark Tollway |
21 | Greater Uptown | West | West of Interstate 610 between Interstate 10 and Interstate 69 |
22 | Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park | West | East of Interstate 610, south of Interstate 10, west of Interstate 45, and north of Buffalo Bayou |
23 | Afton Oaks / River Oaks | West | Straddles Buffalo Bayou east of Interstate 610 |
24 | Neartown / Montrose | Southwest | Straddles Montrose Boulevard east of Shepherd Drive |
25 | Alief | Southwest | West of Beltway 8 and south of Westpark Tollway |
26 | Sharpstown | Southwest | Trapezoidal area bound by Beltway 8 to the west, Westpark Tollway to the north, Interstate 69 to the east, and Brays Bayou to the south |
27 | Gulfton | Southwest | North of the city of Bellaire and south of Interstate 69 |
28 | West University Place | Southwest | East of Kirby Drive, south of Interstate 69, west of Main Street, and north of Brays Bayou |
29 | Westwood | Southwest | Triangular area between Beltway 8, Brays Bayou, and Interstate 69 |
30 | Braeburn | Southwest | Along north bank of Brays Bayou immediately east of Interstate 69 |
31 | Meyerland | Southwest | Along north bank of Brays Bayou immediately west of Interstate 610 west |
32 | Braeswood | Southwest | Along north bank of Brays Bayou immediately east of Interstate 610 west |
33 | Medical Center | South | South of Hermann Park between Main Street and Brays Bayou |
34 | Astrodome Area | South | South of Brays Bayou between State Highway 288 and Interstate 610 |
35 | South Main | South | Between Highway 90 Alternate (Main Street) and Holmes Road along Interstate 610 south |
36 | Brays Oaks (formerly Greater Fondren S.W.) | Southwest | Inside Beltway 8 between Highway 90 Alternate and Interstate 69 |
37 | Westbury | Southwest | North of Highway 90 Alternate and east of Post Oak Road |
38 | Willow Meadows / Willowbend | Southwest | Enclosed by Highway 90 Alternate, Post Oak Road, and Interstate 610 |
39 | Fondren Gardens | Southwest | Enclosed by Highway 90 Alternate, Beltway 8, and Fort Bend Parkway |
40 | Central Southwest | South | Large area enclosed by Beltway 8, Fort Bend Parkway, Highway 90 Alternate, Holmes Road, and State Highway 288 |
41 | Fort Bend / Houston | Southwest | South of Beltway 8 and east of Fort Bend Parkway in Fort Bend County |
42 | IAH Airport | North | North of Beltway 8 between Interstate 45 and Interstate 69 |
43 | Kingwood | Northeast | East of Interstate 69 and west of Lake Houston |
44 | Lake Houston | Northeast | East of Interstate 69 and Beltway 8 |
45 | Northside / Northline | North | North of Interstate 610 between Interstate 45 and Hardy Toll Road |
46 | Jensen | Northeast | North of Interstate 610 between Hardy Toll Road and Hirsch Road |
47 | East Little York / Homestead | Northeast | North of Tidwell Road and east of Hirsch Road |
48 | Trinity / Houston Gardens | Northeast | North of Interstate 610 between Hirsch Road and Wayside Drive |
49 | East Houston | Northeast | North of Highway 90 Alternate and east of East Houston Road |
50 | Settegast | Northeast | North of Interstate 610 between Wayside Drive and East Houston Road |
51 | Northside Village | North | Enclosed by Interstate 10, Interstate 45, Interstate 610, and Elysian Street |
52 | Kashmere Gardens | Northeast | Inside Interstate 610 west of Elysian Street and north of Liberty Road |
53 | El Dorado / Oates Prairie | Northeast | East of Interstate 610 between Highway 90 Alternate and Highway 90 (Crosby Freeway) |
54 | Hunterwood | Northeast | West of Greens Bayou and east of Highway 90 |
55 | Greater Fifth Ward | Northeast | North of Buffalo Bayou, east of Elysian Street, south of Collingsworth Street, and west of Lockwood Drive |
56 | Denver Harbor / Port Houston | East | East of Lockwood Drive, south of Liberty Road, and north of Clinton Drive |
57 | Pleasantville Area | East | Along the western (inner) edge of Interstate 610 |
58 | Northshore | East | North of Interstate 10, west of Interstate 610, south of Wallisville Road, and west of Greens Bayou |
59 | Clinton Park / Tri-Community | East | Along the eastern (outer) edge of Interstate 610 north of Buffalo Bayou and south of Interstate 10 |
60 | Fourth Ward | West | East of Taft Street, south of Buffalo Bayou, and west of Interstate 45 |
61 | Downtown | — | Enclosed by Interstate 45 to the south and west, Interstate 10 to the north, Interstate 69 to the east |
62 | Midtown | South | South of Interstate 45; north and west of Interstate 69 |
63 | Second Ward | East | North of Harrisburg Boulevard, east of BNSF line, south of Buffalo Bayou, and west of Union Pacific line |
64 | Greater Eastwood | Southeast | Between Interstate 45 and Harrisburg Boulevard east of Velasco Street and west of Union Pacific line |
65 | Harrisburg / Manchester | Southeast | Between Brays Bayou to the west, Buffalo Bayou to the north, Sims Bayou to the east, and Texas State Highway 225 to the south |
66 | Museum Park (formerly Binz) | South | Between Interstate 69 and State Highway 288 north of Hermann Park |
67 | Greater Third Ward | South | South of Interstate 45 and east of Interstate 69 |
68 | Greater OST / South Union | Southeast | North of Interstate 610, east of State Highway 288, south of Old Spanish Trail, and west of BNSF line |
69 | Gulfgate Riverview / Pine Valley | Southeast | Triangular area bound by Interstate 45, Interstate 610, and Texas State Highway 35 |
70 | Pecan Park | Southeast | Bound by Interstate 610 to the southeast, Interstate 45 to the southwest, Griggs Road to the northwest, and Lawndale Street to the northeast |
71 | Sunnyside | South | East of State Highway 288 and south of Interstate 610 |
72 | South Park | South | South of Interstate 610 and west of Mykawa Road |
73 | Golfcrest / Bellfort / Reveille | Southeast | Between Interstate 610 and Sims Bayou east of Mykawa Road and west of Interstate 45 |
74 | Park Place | Southeast | Bound by Sims Bayou, Interstate 45, Interstate 610, and State Highway 225 |
75 | Meadowbrook / Allendale | Southeast | West of South Houston and Pasadena, south of State Highway 225, east of Sims Bayou, north of Interstate 45 |
76 | South Acres / Crestmont Park | South | East of State Highway 288 and south of Sims Bayou |
77 | Minnetex | South | West of Mykawa Road and north of Beltway 8 |
78 | Greater Hobby Area | Southeast | South of Sims Bayou, east of Mykawa Road, north of Beltway 8 and Almeda Genoa Road, and west of Interstate 45 |
79 | Edgebrook | Southeast | South of South Houston, west of Interstate 45, north and east of Shaver Street |
80 | South Belt / Ellington | Southeast | Large area straddling the southeastern corner of Beltway 8 south of Almeda Genoa Road and Shaver Street |
81 | Clear Lake | Southeast | West of Interstate 45, south of Ellington Airport, and northwest of Clear Lake |
82 | Magnolia Park | East | East of Union Pacific line, south and west of Buffalo Bayou, and north of Union Pacific line to Galveston |
83 | MacGregor | Southeast | Along Brays Bayou south of Blodgett Street, east of Almeda Road, north of Old Spanish Trail, and west of State Highway 35 |
84 | Spring Branch North | Northwest | East of Beltway 8, south of Clay Road, west of Campbell Road, and north of Hammerly Boulevard |
85 | Spring Branch Central | Northwest | Between Blalock Road and Bingle Road north of Interstate 10 and south of Clay Road |
86 | Spring Branch East | Northwest | Enclosed by Blalock Road, Highway 290, Interstate 610, and Interstate 10 |
87 | Greenway / Upper Kirby | Southwest | Along Interstate 69 between Bissonnet Road and Westheimer Road |
88 | Lawndale / Wayside | Southeast | Northeast of Interstate 45 along Brays Bayou between Union Pacific line and Griggs Road |
In addition to the recognized super neighborhoods, Houston is further divided into a number of other formal and informal regions, including special districts and individual subdivisions. An incomplete list of these communities and jurisdictions is provided below.
Management districts[edit]
In Texas, municipal management districts (MMDs) are independent government agencies created by the Texas Legislature to provide an additional layer of funding for infrastructure and public services in urban areas.[2] Since the creation of the management district system in 1999, a variety of MMDs have been established in various business districts and neighborhoods across Houston; these organizations have taken visible roles in "branding" different areas of the city.[3] Management districts are funded by ad valorem taxes on commercial properties within their boundaries.[2]
As of 2016, there are 51 management districts in Greater Houston.[3] An incomplete list is provided below:[4]
Official district name | Encompassed neighborhoods | Boundaries |
---|---|---|
5 Corners District | Almeda, Fondren Gardens, Winchester | Interstate 610 to the north, Beltway 8 to the south, and Texas State Highway 288 to the east |
Baybrook Management District | Baybrook Mall | Farm-to-Market Road 528 to the south, Interstate 45 to the east and north |
Downtown District | Downtown | Enclosed by Interstate 45, Interstate 10, and Interstate 69 (U.S. Highway 59) |
East Downtown Management District | East Downtown | East of Interstate 69 and north of Interstate 45 |
Generation Park Management District | Undeveloped area | Summerwood subdivision to the north, Deussen Parkway to the east, Lake Houston Parkway to the south, Beltway 8 to the west |
Greater East End Management District | Eastwood, Harrisburg, Idylwood, Magnolia Park, and Pecan Park | East of the East Downtown Management District, north of Interstate 45, south of Clinton Drive, and east of Interstate 610 |
Greater Northside Management District | Near Northside, part of the Heights, Independence Heights, Northline | Generally east of Interstate 45 and west of Interstate 69 from Interstate 10 north to Little York Road |
Houston Southeast | Third Ward, the Texas Medical Center, Riverside Terrace, South Union / OST | East of Main Street and Interstate 69, south of Interstate 45, and west of Texas State Highway 35 (Spur 5) |
International Management District | Alief and Little Saigon | Westpark Tollway to the north, Beltway 8 to the east, Bissonnet Street and Bellfort Street to the south, Texas State Highway 6 to the west |
Memorial Management District | Memorial City | Adjacent to Interstate 10 east of Beltway 8 |
Midtown Houston | Midtown[5] | South of Interstate 45, west and north of Interstate 69 |
Near Northwest Management District | Greater Inwood | Tomball Parkway to the north, T. C. Jester Road to the east, Pinemont Road to the south, Hollister Road to the west |
North Houston District | Greenspoint | Centered around the junction of Interstate 45 and Beltway 8 |
Southwest Management District | Sharpstown, Mahatma Gandhi District, portions of Chinatown | Westpark Tollway to the north, Hillcroft Road to the east, Bissonnet Street to the south, Beltway 8 to the west |
Spring Branch Management District | Spring Branch | Tanner Road to the north, Hempstead Highway to the east, Interstate 10 to the south, and Beltway 8 to the west |
Upper Kirby District | Upper Kirby | Westheimer Road to the north, Shepherd Drive to the east, Bissonnet Street to the south, Buffalo Speedway to the west |
Uptown Houston District | Uptown Houston | Woodway Drive to the north, Interstate 610 to the east, Westpark Tollway to the south, Sage Road (approximately) to the west |
Westchase District | Westchase, Alief (part) | Generally Westheimer Road to the north, Gessner Road to the east, Westpark Tollway to the south, and Wilcrest Drive to the west |
Alphabetical list of neighborhoods[edit]
A[edit]
- Acres Homes
- Addicks
- Afton Oaks
- Aldine
- Alief
- Almeda
- Atascocita[6]
- Audubon Place
- Avenida Houston
- Avondale East
B[edit]
- Bay Forest
- Bay Glen
- Bay Knoll
- Barrett Station
- Bear Creek 1 & 2
- Binz
- Blue Ridge
- Bordersville
- Boulevard Oaks
- Braeburn
- Braeswood Place
- Brays Oaks
- Brentwood
- Briar Meadow
- Briargrove
- Briargrove Park
- Briarhills
- Briarmeadow
- Broadacres
- Brooke Smith
- Brookline
C[edit]
- Camden Park
- Camino South
- Camp Logan
- Candlelight Estates
- Candlelight Place
- Carverdale
- Central City
- Champion Forest
- Chasewood
- Cherryhurst
- Chevy Chase
- Chinatown
- City Park
- CityCentre
- Clear Lake City
- Clinton Park
- Cloverland
- Cole Creek Manor
- Copperfield
- Corinthian Pointe
- Cottage Grove
- Courtlandt Place
- Crestwood / Glen Cove
- Candlelight Forest West
D[edit]
E[edit]
- East Downtown
- East End
- East Houston
- Eastex / Jensen
- East Little York / Homestead
- Eastwood
- Edgebrook
- El Dorado / Oates Prairie
- Eldridge / West Oaks
- Energy Corridor
F[edit]
- Fairbanks / Northwest Crossing
- Fondren Southwest
- Fifth Ward
- First Ward
- Forum Park
- Fourth Ward
- Forest West / Pinemont
- Forrest Lake
- Foster Place
- Frenchtown
- Frostwood
G[edit]
- Garden Oaks
- Garden Villas
- Gaywood
- Genoa
- Glenbrook Valley
- Glenshire
- Golfcrest
- Greenfield Village
- Greenspoint
- Greenway Plaza
- Greenwood
- Gulfgate / Pine Valley
- Gulfton
- Gulfway Terrace
H[edit]
- Harrisburg
- Heather Glen
- Herschellwood
- Hidden Valley
- Highland Village
- Hillwood
- Hiram Clarke
- Houston Gardens
- Houston Heights
- Humble[7]
- Hunters Glen
- Hunters Point
- Hunterwood
- Hyde Park
I[edit]
- Idylwood
- Independence Heights
- International District
- Inwood Forest
- Ingrando Park
J[edit]
K[edit]
- Kashmere Gardens
- Kingwood
- Kleinbrook
- Knollwood Village
L[edit]
- Lake Houston
- Lakes of Parkway
- Lakewood
- Langwood
- Larchmont
- Lawndale / Wayside
- Lazybrook / Timbergrove
- Lindale Park
- Link Valley
- Linkwood
- Little Saigon
- Lincoln Greens
- Lower Westheimer
M[edit]
- Magnolia Grove
- Magnolia Park
- Mahatma Gandhi District
- Manchester
- Maplewood
- Maplewood South–North
- Marilyn Estates
- Meadowcreek Village
- Memorial
- Memorial Bend
- Memorial City
- Memorial Park
- Meyerland
- Midtown
- Montrose
- Moonshine Hill
- Morningside Place
- Museum District
- Museum Park
- Mykawa
- Missouri City
N[edit]
- Near Northside
- Near Northwest
- Neartown
- North Lindale
- Norhill
- North Central
- North Shore
- Northcliffe
- Northcliffe Manor
- Northfield
- Northline
- Northside[8]
- Nottingham Forest
- Nottingham West
O[edit]
- Oak Brook
- Oak Estates
- Oak Forest
- Oak Manor–University Woods
- Old Braeswood
- Overbrook
P[edit]
- Paradise Valley
- Park Place
- Parkway Villages
- Pecan Park
- Pierce Junction
- Pine Valley
- Pleasantville
- Port Houston
- Ponderosa Forest
- Prestonwood Forest
R[edit]
- Recreation Acres
- Rice Military
- Rice Village
- Richmond Strip
- Ridgegate
- Ridgemont
- River Oaks
- Rivercrest Estates
- Riverside Terrace
- Robindell
- Royal Oaks Country Club
S[edit]
- Sagemont
- Scenic Woods
- Second Ward
- Settegast
- Shady Acres
- Shadyside
- Sharpstown
- Shenandoah
- Shepherd Park Plaza
- Sherwood Forest
- Sherwood Oaks
- Sixth Ward
- Somerset Green
- South Acres
- South Bank
- South Main
- South Park
- South Union
- Southcrest
- Southampton
- Southbelt / Ellington
- Southgate
- Southwest
- Spring Branch
- Spring Lakes
- St. George Place
- Sugar Valley
- Sunnyside
- Sunset Terrace / Montclair
T[edit]
- Tanglewood
- Tanglewilde
- Third Ward
- Timbergrove Manor
- Townhouse Manor
U[edit]
V[edit]
W–Z[edit]
- Walnut Bend
- Washington Avenue
- Washington Terrace
- West Eleventh Place
- West End
- West Oaks
- Westbury
- Westmoreland
- Westmoreland Farms
- Westwood
- Willow Meadows
- Willowbend
- Willowbrook
- Willowick Place
- Willowood
- Windemere
- Windsor Village
- Woodland Heights
- Woodland Trails
- Woodshire
- Woodside
- Wrenwood
- Yellowstone
- Yorkshire
- Yorkwood
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Super Neighborhoods". City of Houston. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "Municipal Management Districts" (PDF). Texas Legislature Online. Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ^ a b Jansen, Steve (December 13, 2016). "Landmark Legal Decision Exposes the "Clubby" Nature of Management Districts". Houston Press. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ^ "City of Houston - Management Districts" (PDF). City of Houston. April 2015.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions Archived 2008-12-30 at the Wayback Machine." Midtown Management District. Retrieved on April 5, 2009.
- ^ "City Of Humble". www.cityofhumble.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "City Of Humble". www.cityofhumble.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ SN #51 Archived 2007-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- City of Houston – Super Neighborhoods
- Lane, Chris. "The Changing Face of Houston: The City That Welcomes and Transforms." Houston Press. Tuesday December 16, 2014.