List of Houston neighborhoods


The city of Houston, Texas, contains many neighborhoods, ranging from planned communities to historic wards. There is no uniform standard for what constitutes an individual neighborhood within the city; however, the city of Houston does recognize a list of 88 super neighborhoods which encompass broadly recognized regions. According to the city, a super neighborhood is a "geographically designated area where residents, civic organizations, institutions and businesses work together to identify, plan, and set priorities to address the needs and concerns of their community."A list of the super neighborhoods, in the numerical order as assigned by the city, is shown below:
#NameLocation relative to Downtown HoustonApproximate boundaries
1WillowbrookNorthwestAlong Texas State Highway 249 northwest of Beltway 8
2Greater GreenspointNorthAround the junction of Beltway 8 and Interstate 45 North
3CarverdaleNorthwestSouth of the junction of Beltway 8 and U.S. Route 290
4Fairbanks / Northwest CrossingNorthwestAlong U.S. Route 290 between Interstate 610 and Beltway 8
5Greater InwoodNorthwestNorth of Fairbanks / Northwest Crossing and east of Acres Home
6Acres HomeNorthwestWest of Interstate 45 North and south of State Highway 249
7Hidden ValleyNorthIn a triangular area between Veterans Memorial Drive, State Highway 249, and Interstate 45 North
8WestbranchWestAlong Beltway 8 south of Jersey Village
9Addicks / Park TenWestIncludes the entirety of Addicks Reservoir and a small area between the reservoir and Interstate 10 west
10Spring Branch WestWestNorth of Interstate 10 west between Addicks Reservoir and Blalock Road
11LangwoodNorthwestBetween Hempstead Highway and U.S. Route 290 midway between Interstate 610 and Beltway 8
12Central Northwest NorthwestEast of U.S. Route 290 and north of Interstate 610
13Independence HeightsNorthWest of Interstate 45 north and north of Interstate 610
14Lazybrook / TimbergroveNorthwestWest of White Oak Bayou and south of Interstate 610 north
15Greater HeightsNorthwestEast of White Oak Bayou, south of Interstate 610, west of Interstate 45, and north of Interstate 10
16MemorialWestEast of Texas State Highway 6, south of Interstate 10 west, west of the Memorial Villages, and north of Buffalo Bayou
17Eldridge / West OaksWestWest of Dairy Ashford Road, north of Westpark Tollway, and south of Buffalo Bayou; includes Barker Reservoir
18Briar ForestWestEast of Dairy Ashford Road, south of Buffalo Bayou, west of Gessner Road, and north of Westheimer Road
19WestchaseWestEast of West Houston Center Boulevard, south of Westheimer Road, west of Gessner Road, and north of Westpark Tollway
20Mid-West WestEast of Gessner Road, south of Buffalo Bayou, west of Voss and Chimney Rock roads, and north of Westpark Tollway
21Greater UptownWestWest of Interstate 610 between Interstate 10 and Interstate 69
22Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial ParkWestEast of Interstate 610, south of Interstate 10, west of Interstate 45, and north of Buffalo Bayou
23Afton Oaks / River OaksWestStraddles Buffalo Bayou east of Interstate 610
24Neartown / MontroseSouthwestStraddles Montrose Boulevard east of Shepherd Drive
25AliefSouthwestWest of Beltway 8 and south of Westpark Tollway
26SharpstownSouthwestTrapezoidal area bound by Beltway 8 to the west, Westpark Tollway to the north, Interstate 69 to the east, and Brays Bayou to the south
27GulftonSouthwestNorth of the city of Bellaire and south of Interstate 69
28University PlaceSouthwestEast of Kirby Drive, south of Interstate 69, west of Main Street, and north of Brays Bayou
29WestwoodSouthwestTriangular area between Beltway 8, Brays Bayou, and Interstate 69
30BraeburnSouthwestAlong north bank of Brays Bayou immediately east of Interstate 69
31MeyerlandSouthwestAlong north bank of Brays Bayou immediately west of Interstate 610 west
32BraeswoodSouthwestAlong north bank of Brays Bayou immediately east of Interstate 610 west
33Medical CenterSouthSouth of Hermann Park between Main Street and Brays Bayou
34Astrodome AreaSouthSouth of Brays Bayou between State Highway 288 and Interstate 610
35South MainSouthBetween Highway 90 Alternate and Holmes Road along Interstate 610 south
36Brays Oaks SouthwestInside Beltway 8 between Highway 90 Alternate and Interstate 69
37WestburySouthwestNorth of Highway 90 Alternate and east of Post Oak Road
38Willow Meadows / WillowbendSouthwestEnclosed by Highway 90 Alternate, Post Oak Road, and Interstate 610
39Fondren GardensSouthwestEnclosed by Highway 90 Alternate, Beltway 8, and Fort Bend Parkway
40Central SouthwestSouthLarge area enclosed by Beltway 8, Fort Bend Parkway, Highway 90 Alternate, Holmes Road, and State Highway 288
41Fort Bend / HoustonSouthwestSouth of Beltway 8 and east of Fort Bend Parkway in Fort Bend County
42IAH AirportNorthNorth of Beltway 8 between Interstate 45 and Interstate 69
43KingwoodNortheastEast of Interstate 69 and west of Lake Houston
44Lake HoustonNortheastEast of Interstate 69 and Beltway 8
45Northside / NorthlineNorthNorth of Interstate 610 between Interstate 45 and Hardy Toll Road
46JensenNortheastNorth of Interstate 610 between Hardy Toll Road and Hirsch Road
47East Little York / HomesteadNortheastNorth of Tidwell Road and east of Hirsch Road
48Trinity / Houston GardensNortheastNorth of Interstate 610 between Hirsch Road and Wayside Drive
49East HoustonNortheastNorth of Highway 90 Alternate and east of East Houston Road
50SettegastNortheastNorth of Interstate 610 between Wayside Drive and East Houston Road
51Northside VillageNorthEnclosed by Interstate 10, Interstate 45, Interstate 610, and Elysian Street
52Kashmere GardensNortheastInside Interstate 610 west of Elysian Street and north of Liberty Road
53El Dorado / Oates PrairieNortheastEast of Interstate 610 between Highway 90 Alternate and Highway 90
54HunterwoodNortheastWest of Greens Bayou and east of Highway 90
55Greater Fifth WardNortheastNorth of Buffalo Bayou, east of Elysian Street, south of Collingsworth Street, and west of Lockwood Drive
56Denver Harbor / Port HoustonEastEast of Lockwood Drive, south of Liberty Road, and north of Clinton Drive
57Pleasantville AreaEastAlong the western edge of Interstate 610
58NorthshoreEastNorth of Interstate 10, west of Interstate 610, south of Wallisville Road, and west of Greens Bayou
59Clinton Park / Tri-CommunityEastAlong the eastern edge of Interstate 610 north of Buffalo Bayou and south of Interstate 10
60Fourth WardWestEast of Taft Street, south of Buffalo Bayou, and west of Interstate 45
61Downtown—Enclosed by Interstate 45 to the south and west, Interstate 10 to the north, Interstate 69 to the east
62MidtownSouthSouth of Interstate 45; north and west of Interstate 69
63Second WardEastNorth of Harrisburg Boulevard, east of BNSF line, south of Buffalo Bayou, and west of Union Pacific line
64Greater EastwoodSoutheastBetween Interstate 45 and Harrisburg Boulevard east of Velasco Street and west of Union Pacific line
65Harrisburg / ManchesterSoutheastBetween Brays Bayou to the west, Buffalo Bayou to the north, Sims Bayou to the east, and Texas State Highway 225 to the south
66Museum Park SouthBetween Interstate 69 and State Highway 288 north of Hermnan Park
67Greater Third WardSouthSouth of Interstate 45 and east of Interstate 69
68Greater OST / South UnionSoutheastNorth of Interstate 610, east of State Highway 288, south of Old Spanish Trail, and west of BNSF line
69Gulfgate Riverview / Pine ValleySoutheastTriangular area bound by Interstate 45, Interstate 610, and Texas State Highway 35
70Pecan ParkSoutheastBound by Interstate 610 to the southeast, Interstate 45 to the southwest, Griggs Road to the northwest, and Lawndale Street to the northeast
71SunnysideSouthEast of State Highway 288 and south of Interstate 610
72South ParkSouthSouth of Interstate 610 and west of Mykawa Road
73Golfcrest / Bellfort / ReveilleSoutheastBetween Interstate 610 and Sims Bayou east of Mykawa Road and west of Interstate 45
74Park PlaceSoutheastBound by Sims Bayou, Interstate 45, Interstate 610, and State Highway 225
75Meadowbrook / AllendaleSoutheastWest of South Houston and Pasadena, south of State Highway 225, east of Sims Bayou, north of Interstate 45
76South Acres / Crestmont ParkSouthEast of State Highway 288 and south of Sims Bayou
77MinnetexSouthWest of Mykawa Road and north of Beltway 8
78Greater Hobby AreaSoutheastSouth of Sims Bayou, east of Mykawa Road, north of Beltway 8 and Almeda Genoa Road, and west of Interstate 45
79EdgebrookSoutheastSouth of South Houston, west of Interstate 45, north and east of Shaver Street
80South Belt / EllingtonSoutheastLarge area straddling the southeastern corner of Beltway 8 south of Almeda Genoa Road and Shaver Street
81Clear LakeSoutheastWest of Interstate 45, south of Ellington Airport, and northwest of Clear Lake
82Magnolia ParkEastEast of Union Pacific line, south and west of Buffalo Bayou, and north of Union Pacific line to Galveston
83MacGregorSoutheastAlong Brays Bayou south of Blodgett Street, east of Almeda Road, north of Old Spanish Trail, and west of State Highway 35
84Spring Branch NorthNorthwestEast of Beltway 8, south of Clay Road, west of Campbell Road, and north of Hammerly Boulevard
85Spring Branch CentralNorthwestBetween Blalock Road and Bingle Road north of Interstate 10 and south of Clay Road
86Spring Branch EastNorthwestEnclosed by Blalock Road, Highway 290, Interstate 610, and Interstate 10
87Greenway / Upper KirbySouthwestAlong Interstate 69 between Bissonnet Road and Westheimer Road
88Lawndale / WaysideSoutheastNortheast of Interstate 45 along Brays Bayou between Union Pacific line and Griggs Road

In addition to the recognized super neighborhoods, Houston is further divided into a number of other formal and informal regions, including special districts and individual subdivisions. An incomplete list of these communities and jurisdictions is provided below.

Management districts

In Texas, municipal management districts are independent government agencies created by the Texas Legislature to provide an additional layer of funding for infrastructure and public services in urban areas. Since the creation of the management district system in 1999, a variety of MMDs have been established in various business districts and neighborhoods across Houston; these organizations have taken visible roles in "branding" different areas of the city. Management districts are funded by ad valorem taxes on commercial properties within their boundaries.
As of 2016, there are 51 management districts in Greater Houston. An incomplete list is provided below:
Official district nameEncompassed neighborhoodsBoundaries
5 Corners DistrictAlmeda, Fondren Gardens, WinchesterInterstate 610 to the north, Beltway 8 to the south, and Texas State Highway 288 to the east
Baybrook Management DistrictBaybrook MallFarm-to-Market Road 528 to the south, Interstate 45 to the east and north
Downtown DistrictDowntownEnclosed by Interstate 45, Interstate 10, and Interstate 69
East Downtown Management DistrictEast DowntownEast of Interstate 69 and north of Interstate 45
Generation Park Management DistrictUndeveloped areaSummerwood subdivision to the north, Deussen Parkway to the east, Lake Houston Parkway to the south, Beltway 8 to the west
Greater East End Management DistrictEastwood, Harrisburg, Idylwood, Magnolia Park, and Pecan ParkEast of the East Downtown Management District, north of Interstate 45, south of Clinton Drive, and east of Interstate 610
Greater Northside Management DistrictNear Northside, part of the Heights, Independence Heights, NorthlineGenerally east of Interstate 45 and west of Interstate 69 from Interstate 10 north to Little York Road
Houston SoutheastThird Ward, the Texas Medical Center, Riverside Terrace, South Union / OSTEast of Main Street and Interstate 69, south of Interstate 45, and west of Texas State Highway 35
International Management DistrictAlief and Little SaigonWestpark Tollway to the north, Beltway 8 to the east, Bissonnet Street and Bellfort Street to the south, Texas State Highway 6 to the west
Memorial Management DistrictMemorial CityAdjacent to Interstate 10 east of Beltway 8
Midtown HoustonMidtownSouth of Interstate 45, west and north of Interstate 69
Near Northwest Management DistrictGreater InwoodTomball Parkway to the north, T. C. Jester Road to the east, Pinemont Road to the south, Hollister Road to the west
North Houston DistrictGreenspointCentered around the junction of Interstate 45 and Beltway 8
Southwest Management DistrictSharpstown, Mahatma Gandhi District, portions of ChinatownWestpark Tollway to the north, Hillcroft Road to the east, Bissonnet Street to the south, Beltway 8 to the west
Spring Branch Management DistrictSpring BranchTanner Road to the north, Hempstead Highway to the east, Interstate 10 to the south, and Beltway 8 to the west
Upper Kirby DistrictUpper KirbyWestheimer Road to the north, Shepherd Drive to the east, Bissonnet Street to the south, Buffalo Speedway to the west
Uptown Houston DistrictUptown HoustonWoodway Drive to the north, Interstate 610 to the east, Westpark Tollway to the south, Sage Road to the west
Westchase DistrictWestchase, Alief Generally Westheimer Road to the north, Gessner Road to the east, Westpark Tollway to the south, and Wilcrest Drive to the west

Alphabetical list of neighborhoods

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