I lived in Kingwood (about 20 miles east, slightly south of Magnolia and the Woodlands) for 25 years while working in Houston.
Magnolia when I moved in 1990 was a small town. Houston is a megalopolis that is now about 100 miles in radius; the Woodlands was swallowed first in the 1980s' then it was Magnolia's turn. If you are not commuting 1 hour each way, areas like Magnolia are fine; if you are commuting to work every day, it is what it is, but you can be comforted by the reality that most of your co-workers are going through the same.
Except for the lack of mountains, trout, hiking (and the humidity), I liked Kingwood and Houston fine. I grew up in no town larger than 13000, so Magnolia seemed about par for the course, but I learned better when I went to undergrad in Abilene! (Going to UCRiverside for grad school, reshaped completely my views of city size).
Reno is way too congested, so don't come here like I did! Stay away!
I often compared Houston to a metastasizing tumor while I lived there, but that sounds too pejorative than the intent; it was intended as a metaphor for its steady, unchecked growth in circumference since the '60's. I do not miss the daily commute, however.
Magnolia when I moved in 1990 was a small town. Houston is a megalopolis that is now about 100 miles in radius; the Woodlands was swallowed first in the 1980s' then it was Magnolia's turn. If you are not commuting 1 hour each way, areas like Magnolia are fine; if you are commuting to work every day, it is what it is, but you can be comforted by the reality that most of your co-workers are going through the same.
Except for the lack of mountains, trout, hiking (and the humidity), I liked Kingwood and Houston fine. I grew up in no town larger than 13000, so Magnolia seemed about par for the course, but I learned better when I went to undergrad in Abilene! (Going to UCRiverside for grad school, reshaped completely my views of city size).
Reno is way too congested, so don't come here like I did! Stay away!
I often compared Houston to a metastasizing tumor while I lived there, but that sounds too pejorative than the intent; it was intended as a metaphor for its steady, unchecked growth in circumference since the '60's. I do not miss the daily commute, however.
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