Most actual neighborhoods in either town aren't the places with crime outside of car break ins. There's drug issues in both towns but it's not happening where it when you are going to be. A lot of the CS crime is coming in from Houston but it's also not going to be people you interact with.
I'm off Carter Creek and Villa Maria and absolutely love my hood. We've been here 6 years now and I've never ever felt unsafe. My kids play outside without us watching every second, we walk the dog without worries. I trust my neighbors to keep an eye out when I'm out of town and they do the same.
I can't say anything about the schools because we homeschool but if we decided not to, I wouldn't move.
I'm off Carter Creek and Villa Maria and absolutely love my hood. We've been here 6 years now and I've never ever felt unsafe. My kids play outside without us watching every second, we walk the dog without worries. I trust my neighbors to keep an eye out when I'm out of town and they do the same.
I can't say anything about the schools because we homeschool but if we decided not to, I wouldn't move.