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Memorial Villages

Each has its own mayor and city council, but they share some municipal services.

 

Welcome to Memorial Villages

Autonomous, upscale hamlets with small-town roots.
 
To avoid being annexed by the city of Houston, these six communities, which had grown up around the area’s small farms, decided to incorporate. Each has its own mayor and city council, but they share some municipal services and all fall within the Spring Branch ISD boundaries.
 
Just east of the Inner Loop, this cluster of six independent cities (Spring Valley, Hilshire, Hedwig, Bunker Hill, Hunters Creek, and Piney Point) started to blossom after Interstate 10 was built in 1968. While each village has its own personality--not to mention deed restrictions--they each occupy the sweet spot between urban and suburban living, offering the best of both.
Memorial Villages homes framed by tall trees, landscaped gardens, and broad lawns.
Two shoppers browse folded clothes in a bright store beside the glass entrance.
Modern glass-fronted building with a woman and child approaching its entrance.
Restaurant patio with diners beneath string lights, fronted by a lawn where a child is running.

What to Expect

A tony cocoon of natural and man-made splendors.
 
Urban development now surrounds the Memorial Villages, much to the pleasure of its inhabitants who still enjoy its small forested areas but also take advantage of the high-end shops and critics-pick restaurants that occupy the neighborhood’s three major mixed-use meccas: CityCentre, the Memorial City Mall, and Town & Country Village.
Palm-lined shopping center with a white storefront beneath a clear blue sky.
Café worker serving a customer at the counter, with espresso machines and colorful tiled walls.
Lettered ceramic mugs on curved shelves beside a sunlit wall with a plant shadow.
Two women with coffee and shopping bags walk past a neighborhood shop.

The Lifestyle

Comfortable country living with big-city benefits.
 
If you’re looking to settle just outside Houston’s core, you likely want it all: the peace and quiet and privacy of an out-of-the-way neighborhood and the vibrancy and conveniences of a metropolis. The good news is, in the Memorial Villages you won’t have to compromise.
Beer being poured beside a margarita and tortilla chips at a restaurant table.
Houston fire station with open engine bays and an American flag.
Residential street shaded by mature trees, with homes and lawns along both sides.
Family walks past storefronts, with a child on a man’s shoulders and a red GAP shopping bag.

Unexpected Appeal

Being next door to one of the country’s largest urban parks.
 
Clocking in at 1,466 acres, Memorial Park is larger than Central Park, is crisscrossed by scenic paths, and is dense with towering pines. At the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, nestled along the park’s western edge, the five miles of trails take you into well-preserved wilderness.
A family crosses a curved boardwalk over a reflective wetland pond surrounded by autumn trees.
White egret with an orange bill standing before sunlit trees.
Two people walk along an autumn path beneath tall trees.
Visitors walk a boardwalk beside a pond on a wooded nature trail.

The Market

Extravagant estates in a wooded setting.
 
While homes in the Memorial Villages are considered just as magnificent as those in nearby River Oaks, they also boast larger lots, often tucked into forested expanses, which gives those gated French chateaus and tucked-away mid-century mod abodes a little more room to breathe.
Stucco and brick house with a terracotta roof, ornate iron gate, and tall pine trees.
Two-story brick house with a columned entry, curved driveway, and landscaped front yard.
Modern brick house with a glass-fronted entrance, mature tree, and landscaped lawn.
White two-story home with a columned porch, three dormers, and a brick walkway beneath mature trees.

You'll Fall in Love With

The close-knit sense of community.
 
Given their rural beginnings and their penchant for independence, it’s no wonder that each of the Villages still feels like a small town, particularly at the area’s well-attended Saturday farmers’ market, which features dozens of vendors and is considered the best in the city.
Sweet potatoes fill a market crate, with turnips, leafy greens, and yellow carrots nearby.
 
 
 
 

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