Does anyone live in Katy, Texas?*CONTACTS CLICK*

Question

my friend is moving there but we live in another state...Do you live there or know whats it like?

we never heard of it...

Answer 1

It is a suburb of Houston...I live inside the loop in Houston...but have friends who live in Katy...at one time Katy was prairie then rice fields now a bedroom community...lots of very nice subdivisions and very good schools.

Answer 2

I think most of it is rather nice.  I would say it is part of Houston.  I live North of Houston in another town but people generally say "I'm from Houston" even here.  I moved here from another state also.  I've never done much down in Katy but I do hear that it is nice, but too far from my husband's job.

Answer 3

i live in katy, it's ok

Answer 4

Katy is not even part of Houston, The mall sucks but the crime rate is low.

Answer 5

I lived there for awhile. Its a pretty standard suburban area. 30 miles to houston,  couple hours to austin. It is on interstate 10 which runs to New Orleans to the East and San Antonio to the West.  Has some really, really nice areas  - very wealthy people and some not so nice places. School districts brag about being some of the best.

There's a mall there and lots of restaurants in the area. The weather is very hot. But most houses or housing areas have pools. The houses,schools and so forth are all controlled by HOAs instead of city/state laws. So many areas are very strict about appearances, but they also provide additional security to housing areas (extra police patrols).

Houston has certain areas that are really dangerous. It has very high crime and most locals blame it on the people who escaped from their parole officers during Katrina. Texas has set up a huge task force just to track down criminals who jumped parole or escaped during Katrina and are now free. Because Houston is so close, Katy is very careful about crime prevention and is usually really safe.

If you have allergies, get medication before coming! I got allergies when I lived there and I had never had them before.

Also, bring sunscreen and bug spray. It is almost tropical here.