u/cavaismylife

My employment will be moving to The Woodlands area, so we are looking at houses in Montgomery County.

Most of the houses in the Woodlands are very old, yet the prices are insane. You will see 31 year old homes in the 3000s sqft range for $1.2M that sell a couple of days after they go on the market.

Example - https://www.har.com/homedetail/2-day-lily-pl-spring-tx-77381/7679548

Then you go up to Woodforest or Two Step Farms, and you will see brand new homes with modern floor plans that are much cheaper. Like half the price. Also Woodforest's tax rate is not even that much higher than The Woodlands now because as communities get more developed, property tax rate goes down (Certain parts of Woodforest are in the very low 2 percents for property tax rates). The same will happen with Two Step as it develops.

Much of Woodforest and all of Two Step Farms are zoned to Montgomery ISD. The schools are ranked well. Obviously they don't have the hype and prestige of The Woodlands High School, but that is not important.

I know the Woodlands has much closer proximity to great shopping and dining, but you can always get to Market Street from the Conroe ETJ communities, and do your grocery shopping at the insane amount of commercial, retail, fast casual dining on 1488 (1488 between 149 and 242 has 3 HEBs, a Target, and even a Salata).

Is proximity to The Woodlands Town Center, Hughes Landing, Waterway, and The Woodlands Mall really worth this insane premium for a much older house?

I appreciate your time in helping me understand this dynamic on the insane price difference. Am I missing something?

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