May have the opportunity to work remotely part time and be closer to my parents in Dallas.

seems like southwest Houston is nice enough and just an hour from the beach and nature parks.

any recommendations for neighborhoods to rent in?

the biggest Jewish conservative temple is Congregation Beth Jeshurun in Meyerland so I would imagine it has to be relatively safe compared to other parts of Houston.

Is the Tweety still open? That was pretty close to meyerland. Post Oak and 90 ish.

I've got a co-worker that lives in WIllow Meadows and he loves it.

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the biggest Jewish conservative temple is Congregation Beth Jeshurun in Meyerland so I would imagine it has to be relatively safe compared to other parts of Houston.

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Definitely see an increase in pedestrian traffic on Saturdays around Brays Bayou.

It's as safe as you'll get in Houston outside of the much more expensive enclave municipalities. Most neighborhoods have contract deputy patrol, or you could look a little North to the City of Bellaire.

Just avoid the old apartment complexes like this one that we haven't figured out how to get rid of just yet:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Life+at+Jackson+Square/@29.6779028,-95.4825886,760m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8640c3aae93eddb7:0xc05992c506e914a2!8m2!3d29.6773898!4d-95.4797882!16s%2Fg%2F11tdqz71dm?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIyMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

His "flight" was from Southside but same idea and timeframe

A little Jewey and a little Asiany

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Jugstore Cowboy said:

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Definitely see an increase in pedestrian traffic on Saturdays around Brays Bayou.

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My grandfather called it "the river Jordan"

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should have clarified I would be renting and not buying a home.


seems there is a lot to do in Houston area with the sports teams, restaurants, five hours from New Orleans, 4 hours to Dallas, and one hour to state parks and the Beach.

My grandparents used to live on Rutherglenn at hilcroft. The Jewish bagel shop around the corner was awesome. My mom was a lifeguard at the Jewish community center way back in the day. Not Jewish though.

We live in Meyerland now. I once lived in Westbury about a decade ago. Westbury looks a decade older while Meyerland is seeing lots of renos and new builds. Largely thanks to flooding, but also because much of it is zoned to Bellaire High School.

Kolter is a really good elementary if you have kids that age.

We have been there about a year and a half and really like it. We aren't Jewish but we do really like the JCC.

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My grandparents used to live on Rutherglenn at hilcroft. The Jewish bagel shop around the corner was awesome. My mom was a lifeguard at the Jewish community center way back in the day. Not Jewish though.

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Thanks for sharing, brother.

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My grandparents used to live on Rutherglenn at hilcroft. The Jewish bagel shop around the corner was awesome. My mom was a lifeguard at the Jewish community center way back in the day. Not Jewish though.

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You're lucky they moved. Lot of strange people on that street.

Bellaire seems to go on lockdown for bomb threats, weapons scares and otherwise every month or so.

Like most of the "top" HISD schools, I'm sure kids in the GT/Vanguard programs do fine, but it seems like a far cry from Bellaire 20 years ago.

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My grandparents used to live on Rutherglenn at hilcroft. The Jewish bagel shop around the corner was awesome. My mom was a lifeguard at the Jewish community center way back in the day. Not Jewish though.

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You're lucky they moved. Lot of strange people on that street.

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they died

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Bellaire seems to go on lockdown for bomb threats, weapons scares and otherwise every month or so.

Like most of the "top" HISD schools, I'm sure kids in the GT/Vanguard programs do fine, but it seems like a far cry from Bellaire 20 years ago.

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Its all Edgars now, who do they get zoned to that school in the past I heard it was hard to do that?

Well whatever you think about the high school, it still makes a massive difference in home values.

I just wonder how many folks are spending the 1.5M+ it takes to build over there and sending their kids to Bellaire.

Kolter would be the bigger draw if I was looking over there.

And don't get me wrong. I would take Bellaire HS anyday over the crap I'm zoned to.

Plenty of apartment complexes in the zone, plus HISD has much wider school choice options now than when most of us were in HS.

And I assume the there are a lot more DINKS and empty nesters in the home ownership category, which opens up spots for transfers.

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Are we not doing the El Paso thing anymore?

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The biggest mystery is that if you have the ability to work remote and want to be close to parents in Dallas why would you choose Houston? I get hating Dallas but then live in Fort Worth or a small town nearby. You can visit your parents a couple of times per week, have dinner with them, help with groceries, take to doctors appts if needed, etc. None of that is happening from Houston.

Even a weekend visit to Dallas from Meyerland on a Friday afternoon/evening would be a beatdown before you're even done wading through the galleria.

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We live in Meyerland now. I once lived in Westbury about a decade ago. Westbury looks a decade older while Meyerland is seeing lots of renos and new builds. Largely thanks to flooding, but also because much of it is zoned to Bellaire High School.

Kolter is a really good elementary if you have kids that age.

We have been there about a year and a half and really like it. We aren't Jewish but we do really like the JCC.

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Thanks that is great advice.

Would be moving back to Texas to be closer to my parents (83 and 76) - no school age kids.

Would be more about a nice inexpensive home (compared to the DC area) and lots to do outdoors.

Well you also have West U right next door so you have good areas right there, even if old Westbury is not one of them.

lol yall acting like Westbury is the 5th ward.

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lol yall acting like Westbury is the 5th ward.

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It was for some time, at least parts of it. I am a consultant in the construction industry and some of the homes and streets I saw as part of a mass buy and re-build by a developer were pretty disgusting and the area was run down. In all fairness the floods in Harvey really helped put money back in to the area and cleaned it up. Now if we can get the city to fix the roads.

Anyone know why Westbury Square is not bulldozed by now? Used to go there when I was a kid with my parents, really good Chinese restaurant in there I remember, drove by it the other day for the first time in decades and I was surprised it was still standing. Pretty bad shape, but still there.