Get to Know Waller

Waller is the name of both a city and a county — confusingly, the city of Waller is partially in Waller County and partially in Harris County — but both are considered part of Greater Houston. Compared to other Houston suburbs, Waller is one of the more rural options, with nearby attractions including Oil Ranch, Dewberry Farm, the Waller County Fair, and the Waller ISD Stadium, which hosts games every week during football season. Housing stock here reflects the open land available to developers, with large homes and even larger lots being the norm. The trade-off for more space is that Waller can be a long commute to downtown Houston or the Energy Corridor, but it can be the perfect place to live for those looking for the country life within the boundaries of an urban metropolis.

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Living in Greater Houston

Like all of Texas, Greater Houston’s history is the story of oil, with suburban towns developed by and for gas and oil executives, with Houston’s Energy Corridor remaining a major employer today. The suburbs of Houston stretch in all directions, from Kingwood, technically inside the city limits, all the way up to and beyond The Woodlands, whose growth and prominence has earned it its own identity, separate from H-Town. These suburbs are young metropolises — towns that grew out of farmland and forest in the past 50 years, with houses, office parks, newly created lakes, and golf courses emerging from rural lands where only cows and feral pigs once roamed. As Houston’s economy has diversified and as the region has created more new jobs, Houston residents have looked farther and farther out for more space to settle. Greater Houston is booming and there’s no better place to call home.