Houston for new grads

blackeyedsusan
Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:45:49 +0000

I agree with ignatius. The first question to be answered is what part of town will she be working in. Houston is a very large city (think LA), and she’ll want to have a reasonable commute. A car is pretty essential in Houston. While some parts of town can be accessed with the light rail, it’s reach is pretty limited right now. Trust me. She will definitely want a car.

There are many nice areas of Houston and there seems to be a lot of nice new apartment complexes springing up all over, so she’ll have lots of options. If, by chance, the job is downtown, some nice safe areas are close to Rice University, Upper Kirby, West University area, 3 new apartment complexes near Greenway Plaza (around Richmond/Weslayan), and many more central locations. A lot of 20-somethings have moved to the mid-town area and there are a lot of new options there too, but it’s still pretty transitional, and I understand there have been a fair number of car break-ins recently.

I don’t know where she’s moving from, but Houston has pretty much anything she will want – lots of shopping, great museums, national sports teams, friendly people, low cost of living, and many, many dining options in all price ranges and ethnicities. Make sure she checks out Central Market for grocery shopping. Even my 21-year old son loves this store. And they have bands playing on weekends out on the patio and you can buy a fresh-grilled burger and sit and enjoy.

Congratulations to her on getting a job! Let us know if you have any other questions.