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Where to live in Houston: new-job relocation

Howdy, Ags! Use these choices to plan your routine after Aggieland. Look for activities you would return to, and balance them with your new-job commute.

Choose a home around your exact office, days in person, total budget and life after work. The areas below are Grant's editorial starting points, not an employer-endorsed list or a commute ranking.

Quick answer

Start with your exact office address and days in person. Use Lower Heights, Greater Heights, Montrose as initial areas to test; the best commute choice cannot be determined from an employer name alone.

Howdy Apartments advice: Howdy, Ags! Build your next chapter around your new job and the friends, alumni activities and regular hangouts you want after Aggieland. Verify current activity schedules; no social outcome is promised. Test the commute at your work hours and compare total costs for the same move-in date.

Ratings freshness

Lower Heights: Ratings record updated: 2026-09-26T15:38:20.891Z · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

Greater Heights: Ratings record updated: 2026-10-01T19:59:59.152Z · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

Montrose: Ratings record updated: 2026-10-01T20:00:06.760Z · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

River Oaks: Ratings record updated: 2026-10-01T20:00:13.206Z · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

Upper Kirby: Ratings record updated: 2026-09-26T15:38:23.429Z · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

Energy Corridor: Ratings record updated: 2026-09-26T15:38:19.972Z · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

A record update is not a new factual verification. Confirm time-sensitive details with the source.

Areas to test against your actual office

These six areas are Grant's editorial starting points. Their order is not a lifestyle or commute ranking; an office address can change the shortlist completely.

Current stored neighborhood assessments, on a 0–10 scale
AreaSocial LifeWalkabilityQuietnessValue
Lower Heights10/10 · Editorial10/10 · Editorial5/10 · Editorial10/10 · Editorial
Greater Heights9/10 · Editorial9/10 · Editorial8/10 · Editorial8/10 · Editorial
Montrose9/10 · Editorial10/10 · Editorial7/10 · Editorial6/10 · Editorial
River Oaks10/10 · Editorial10/10 · Editorial9/10 · Editorial7/10 · Editorial
Upper Kirby8/10 · Editorial7/10 · Editorial8/10 · Editorial3/10 · Editorial
Energy Corridor5/10 · Editorial4/10 · Editorial8/10 · Editorial6/10 · Editorial

Ratings are comparative neighborhood assessments, not demographic counts, current rent quotes, guarantees of social outcomes or calculated commute times. Missing factors are unknown. Read the methodology and data standards.

What to check before choosing

  1. Confirm the employer, exact office address, work hours and days in person.
  2. Test travel from each actual apartment at your normal commute times.
  3. Compare upfront costs, parking, lease dates and any relocation reimbursement in writing.

Apartment examples to investigate

One eligible catalog example per area, chosen alphabetically where records are available. These are starting points, not personalized matches or verified available units. Neighborhood scores do not describe a building's amenities or residents. Our catalog covers referral-eligible communities and is not a list of every apartment.

27Seventy Lower Heights

27Seventy Lower Heights

Lower Heights
2770 Summer St

  • Studio stored from $1,733
  • 1 bedroom stored from $1,386
  • 2 bedrooms stored from $2,572

Rent snapshot: 2026-09-25 · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

Source last verified: 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

Directory review: not documented.

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2125 Yale

2125 Yale

Greater Heights
2125 Yale St

  • 1 bedroom stored from $1,715
  • 2 bedrooms stored from $2,240

Rent snapshot: 2026-09-25 · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

Source last verified: not documented.

Directory review: not documented.

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1010 Waugh

1010 Waugh

Montrose
1010 Waugh Drive

  • Studio stored from $1,592
  • 1 bedroom stored from $2,328
  • 2 bedrooms stored from $3,264

Rent snapshot: 2026-09-25 · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

Source last verified: 2026-09-14T23:11:49.000Z · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

Directory review: 2026-09-15 · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

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Bowen River Oaks

Bowen River Oaks

River Oaks
2020 Westcreek Lane

  • Studio stored from $1,525
  • 1 bedroom stored from $1,630
  • 2 bedrooms stored from $2,455

Rent snapshot: 2026-09-25 · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

Source last verified: 2026-09-15T23:59:00.000Z · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

Directory review: 2026-09-15 · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

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Arrive Upper Kirby

Arrive Upper Kirby

Upper Kirby
3333 Lake Street

  • 1 bedroom stored from $3,549
  • 2 bedrooms stored from $4,779
  • 3 bedrooms stored from $10,389

Rent snapshot: 2026-09-25 · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

Source last verified: 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

Directory review: 2026-09-15 · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

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The Watt

The Watt

Energy Corridor
550 Westlake Park Boulevard

  • Studio stored from $1,750
  • 1 bedroom stored from $1,995
  • 2 bedrooms stored from $2,815
  • 3 bedrooms stored from $4,375

Rent snapshot: 2026-09-29 · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

Source last verified: 2026-09-14T23:11:49.000Z · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

Directory review: 2026-10-05 · Reconfirm time-sensitive details.

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