Howdy everyone, I am a '23 grad that will be moving to Houston for work in December. I am currently training for my job in sales, and won't have an office that I will need to go into in the Houston area. I will have customers all over the bottom half of Texas to visit as well as the southern half of Louisiana. There will be some weeks where I am on the road traveling, but Houston is the best city for me to be in because it is basically in the middle of my territory.

With that being said, I have the freedom to live anywhere in Houston that I want to, which is nice but it also makes it a lot harder to figure out where I should live. The Heights are very appealing due to the younger crowd, restaurants, bars, etc. however the prices seem especially outrageous in this area, and every apartment complex seems to have serious issues with car break ins and other crime.

Are there any areas or apartments that y'all would recommend to me? The woodlands seems like a great place, although it's farther away, it still seems like a place that younger professionals may want to live in. I would like to keep my monthly rent to 1.3k or below, but I know that paying more for a good living situation could be worth it.

If any of you have any recommendations, please let me know! And if you or anyone you know has a room/ garage apartment open for rent then don't hesitate to reach out about that either. I'm open to checking out any area that y'all would recommend!

I appreciate it. I am a young guy with no baggage who's looking to enjoy being around a good dating and social scene, so the main city hub probably is where I would be happiest. It'll be harder to find a price-friendly option, but I'll probably look for people renting rooms out in a nice townhome and do my research on any potential roommates.

Everyone has been giving me good suggestions, and places like clear lake do seem really nice. However, practically all my friends moved to DFW and Austin after graduation, so I don't want to live somewhere where it'll be harder to fall in with the younger crowd. Not against cougars at all though.

I hope that everyone keeps giving suggestions though! I'm originally from south of SA so I'm not familiar with Houston and can use all the help I can get on this.

chico said:

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Houston is full. Try El Paso.

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Lmao I will most definitely be living in the middle of nowhere in south or west Texas later in life. Houston is a necessary evil at this point in my life. But I know that there is a ton of fun to be had here as well so I'm trying to make the best of the next several years

Heights - Midtown - Montrose - Eado - 6th Ward - West End (Rice Military)
look for a garage apartment

There's a lot of garage apartments in the heights that can meet your price range. Recommend finding some online and driving thru the area. There is a bike trail through the heights you can walk down as well. Just north of the heights is Oak Forest which might work as well

Great advice, thank you. I've seen some of the garage apartments on online but I never thought about how there could be some out there that aren't listed online. I'll spend this weekend looking around the area

There are some nice complexes in the West U area ... but not sure if you can find a one-bedroom for less than around $1,500.

Still, it's close to lots of good stuff without all the hassles of street parking, etc., in the Heights.

Here's one (I've known young people who've lived here).

https://www.allusionapartments.com/

Here's another one. Bonus: Right across the street from the Marquis II

https://www.windsoratwestuniversity.com/

Driving around the heights looking for For Rent signs is excellent advice. I've been lucky with Craigslist finding some houses to rent in the past in Woodland Heights and Timbergrove, but it's true that a lot of owners simply don't advertise online.

If you'd rather go with an apartment, there are some smaller, older complexes around TC Jester/18th that would be more in your price range. Less updated, probably a lot more families, but the price is right and in a great location.

The Gardens Apartments

The Grove at White Oak Apartments

The Heights Collection (1600 West TC Jester location)

If I were young and single again, I'd want to be conveniently close to the 19/20th street nightlife.

There are small older apartments all over The Heights that have been renovated but no clue what rent is going for. You won't have a nice pool & workout room but probably quieter & cheaper.

Here's one example

https://www.thelaurenintheheights.com/

I know there are med students that rent garage apartments in the West U, Rice University, Southampton, Meyerland area.

Signs advertising them for rent is something I have not seen much of so it's either word of mouth or you could call the Rice student housing office and see if they have any resources for off campus housing.

You could also call the t.u. medical school and see if they have housing resources.

Flaith said:

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Driving around the heights looking for For Rent signs is excellent advice. I've been lucky with Craigslist finding some houses to rent in the past in Woodland Heights and Timbergrove, but it's true that a lot of owners simply don't advertise online.

If you'd rather go with an apartment, there are some smaller, older complexes around TC Jester/18th that would be more in your price range. Less updated, probably a lot more families, but the price is right and in a great location.

The Gardens Apartments

The Grove at White Oak Apartments

The Heights Collection (1600 West TC Jester location)

If I were young and single again, I'd want to be conveniently close to the 19/20th street nightlife.

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This is the answer. I live a few blocks away from that strip and it is full of tail Thursday through Saturday nights. You can get to Midtown or Downtown with an easy Uber. Rent at $1300/mo cap will be difficult unless you rent an unrenovated garage or small 2/1 house. There are some new apartments going up that may have great just opening/one year deals in the area.

Fo fo baby

I'm from Dallas but moved to Houston after graduating. If you are a young single male professional, I would not live anywhere outside the Loop.

For $1,300 a month, it depends what you are looking for. I highly recommend one of the following:

• If you want to live by yourself, do what chico said. Drive around the heights and look for signs for rentals. I have NEVER rented from an apartment or management company since I moved to Houston back in 2013. I have always rented directly from owners and have always had the best experience and prices when doing so. Direct owners would love to rent to a young A&M graduate with a good job.
For only $1,300, you are probably looking at a 1BR or efficiency between 500-750 sqft. Not a big deal if you really want to live alone. I'd rather live in a 500sqft efficiency in the heights than live in a 1,100 sqft apartment in Clearlake.

• I highly recommend considering getting a roommate or 2. If most of your friends got jobs in other cities, and you are looking to be social and date, living with other single young professionals is not something you should disregard. If you found some roommates, yall could afford a really cool 3-4BR home rental. You would have others to be social with. I'm sure you could find some other recent Aggie grads looking to room in Houston. That kind of lifestyle is very similar to being in college, but now you actually have money in your pocket. Makes your 20's a very fun time.

ETA: when I say inner loop, I'd stay north of I59 and west of I45. Crime is not a big deal in those areas, though I would always look for a place with a garage if at all possible. Most crime you will experience is a shattered window. East downtown is still developing and is a bit of a food desert, though I believe it's better than it was 5 years ago, when I was looking to buy a home.

Martin Q. Blank said:

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There's a new, conveniently located apartment complex being built as we speak.

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I blame fellow Aggie B.J. For that one!

chico said:

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Houston is full. Try El Paso.

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I was going to be so bummed if this wasn't the first reply.