Neighborhood Spotlight: Kingwood

Kingwood sits in far northeast Houston along US 59, and the city's own neighborhood profile calls it "The Livable Forest." It began as a master-planned community built by a partnership of King Ranch and Friendswood Development Company, which is where the name comes from. The first village opened in the early 1970s, and the City of Houston annexed the area in 1996. Today it is a collection of villages, each with its own streets and character, connected by a network of greenbelt trails that run under the pines between neighborhoods, schools, parks and shopping.

The outdoor side is the main draw for a lot of buyers. East End Park is a nature preserve with trails that lead down to Lake Houston, and River Grove Park has a boat launch, fishing spots, sports fields and a disc golf course. On the price side, recent sub-area numbers from this summer put median sale prices at about $312,500 in Kingwood West, $332,000 in the Northwest/Oakhurst area, and close to $400,000 in Kingwood East and Kingwood South. That spread means there is a real range to work with, from older homes on wooded lots to newer and larger houses closer to the lake.

In 18 years of selling homes around Houston, I have found that Kingwood buyers usually know exactly why they want to be there, and the work is picking the right village and the right street. If you are thinking about buying or selling in Kingwood, call me at 281-818-8177 or book a time at le-rocks.com and we can go through what is on the market now.