Kingwood

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Kingwood, a master-planned community, is located primarily in northeast Harris County. A small portion lies in eastern Montgomery County. With a population of 55,000 residents, Kingwood is four miles north of Humble, less than 15 minutes from Bush Intercontinental Airport and easily accessible to downtown Houston.

Real Estate Services in the Kingwood Area

Known as "The Livable Forest," this area has more than 60 miles of private greenbelt hike-and-bike trails, 23 swimming pools, 500-plus acres of private parks and nature preserves, and convenient retail centers throughout the community. Kingwood is home to the world’s largest golf facility. Kingwood Country Club and the Deerwood Club offer five championship golf courses, two pro shops, five swimming pools, 26 tennis courts, an indoor/outdoor golf school and two fine-dining facilities.

A total of 15 Humble Independent School District schools earned an "Exemplary" status in 1998 from the Texas Education Agency, with 14 of those campuses located in Kingwood. Also, Kingwood College provides higher education opportunities.

State-of-the-art medical facilities are located within this 14,000-acre community. Those facilities include Kingwood Medical Center Hospital, a full-service hospital; Rosemont and Atria, both assisted-living communities with Alzheimer’s clinics; and Kingwood Village Estates, an active-adult community that also provides assisted living.

Kingwood consists of 21 distinct villages with new homes from $70,000 to more than $1 million, each with unique pocket parks, family playgrounds and friendly neighbors.