Introducing Bay Area Houston

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Introducing Bay Area Houston
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Bay Area Houston Office Space
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Bay Area Houston
Bay Area Houston is comprised of nine cities
South East Houston, Friendswood, Kemah, League
City, La Porte, Nassau Bay, Seabrook, Webster,
and Pasadena.
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Bay Area Houston Demographics
Population
355,848
Workforce
53.6 between the ages of 22-59 53 HS
Diploma to Associate 29 have Bachelors to
Doctorate degrees
Income
Median Income 55,533
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Bay Area Houston Employment in Tech Industries
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Bay Area Houston Ethnic Diversity
African-American
Asian
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Hispanic
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Caucasian
70
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Benefits of Bay Area Houston
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Recreational Living
Waterfront apartments, condos or homes on Clear
Lake, Taylor Lake or Galveston Bay capture the
essence of area.
Friendswood, known for homes on large wooded
lots, has much to offer families. Custom and
executive home residences are available, on the
water or with water views.
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Neighborhoods
Prestigious neighborhoods in the Bay Area of
Houston include
Bay Forest Bay Oaks Pine Brook Brookwood Northfork
Brook Forest So Shore Harbour Forest of
Friendswood Waterford Harbour
Average Price is 165,514 to 245,015 for above
neighborhoods. Average price /sq.ft. is 71.58
to 106.95. You can find houses in the range of
175,000- 1,000,000 plus.
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Quality Medical Care
Families can rely on the latest technology in
medical care without traveling outside of Bay
Area Houston. Local hospitals offer a broad
spectrum of adult, pediatric medical, surgical
and specialty care with more than 850 beds.
CHRISTUS St. John Hospital www.christusstjohn.org
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center www.clearlaker
mc.com Memorial Hermann Southeast
Hospital www.memorialhermann.org Texas Gulf
Coast Medical Group University of Texas Medical
Branch Galveston www.utmb.edu
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Sample Costs of Living
Gallon of gasoline 1.71 (based on regular grade
gas, Aug 2004) Car registration 60.80 /
year (based on 2004 Tahoe) Property Tax Texas
is a homestead state and reduces property taxes
by about 15 per year, on average the property
taxes range from 2.80 to 3.60 per 100
valuation before the homestead exemptions. No
State or Local Income Tax
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Bay Area Houston Activities
Climate Winter 45-67 Summer 71-92 Spring/Fall
57-79 Dining Eat seafood, while on the bay
or try Texas BBQ, Steaks, French, Indian,
Mexican, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese,
Mediterranean or familiar chain restaurants.
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Bay Area Houston Activities
Attend events at the Bay Area Houston
Metropolitan Ballet Repertory Theatre and visit
The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake
Wind Surf and Sail on the lakes
Hike, canoe and bird watch at Armand Bayou
Nature Center
Check out Space Center Houston, NASAs official
visitors center
Wings Over Houston Air Fest, Ballunar Festival,
music events, Wheels Keels Fest, Kite Festival,
and fireworks over the lake.
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Bay Area HoustonShopping
Baybrook Mall is one of the largest malls in
the Houston region with sales of 500 per square
foot and shopping options for the whole
family. Bay Area Boulevard and I-45 is one of
the most frequented retail sections in the entire
Houston metropolitan region. The Galleria,
only 40 minutes drive time, offers world-class
upscale shopping.
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Only 30 minutes from Historic Galveston Island
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Only 35 minutes from Downtown Houston
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Houston
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Houston
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Houston
Houston is a city of options and opportunities
with 19 individual business centers. 21 Fortune
500 companies are headquartered in Houston with
the past 10 years seeing the average employment
growth progress to 47,000 new jobs per year.
Houston remains the Energy Capital of the World,
yet diversifying sectors of the economy have
accounted for 87 percent of net job growth in the
economic base since 1987.
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Houston
Houston is proud to be a multilingual and
multicultural city, home to thousands of
immigrants and expatriate workers from all over
the world. More than 60 foreign languages are
spoken in the Houston region.
Houstons consular corps is one of the largest in
the U.S. with 75 foreign nations represented.
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Houston
The Theater District, a 17 block area in the
heart of downtown, is home to eight performing
arts organizations.
Houston is one of only five cities in the U.S.
that enjoy world-class, year- round performing
and visual arts opera, ballet, symphony and
dramas.
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Houston
Sports
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Airports
Houston
The Houston Airport System is the 4th largest
in the U.S. and sixth largest in the world.
Twenty-four passenger airlines serve 110 domestic
destinations and 50 international destinations
from George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Hobby Airport, the major domestic hub, is located
less than 20 minutes from Bay Area Houston.
Ellington Field, situated in Bay Area Houston, is
home to Continental Express and hops to Bush
Intercontinental for national and international
connections.
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Houston
Medical Facilities
Medical facilities in the Houston region are
known the world over. The premier facility,
the Texas Medical Center, employs more than
54,000 persons in 42 member institutions,
including two medical schools, four schools of
nursing and 14 hospitals. Research grants
have totaled more than 2 billion in the past
five years.
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Education in Bay Area Houston
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• Clear Creek IndependentSchool District
• www.ccisd.net
• Friendswood Independent School District
• www.fisdk12.net
• Pasadena Independent School District
• www.pasadenaisd.org
• La Porte Independent School District
• http//www.laporte.isd.esc4.net/

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Clear Creek Independent School District

• Approximately 32,000 students in thirty-three
  schools.
• CCISD earned a Recognized status in 2001-2002
  for the sixth consecutive year from the Texas
  Education Agency.

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Friendswood Independent School District

• 5,262 students in six schools
• FISD and each campus earned an Exemplary
  rating, the highest possible, for seven
  consecutive years, 1996- 2002

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Pasadena Independent School District

• 44,420 students in 52 schools on 31 campuses
• Named a Texas Recognized District for five
  consecutive years
• Student / Teacher Ratio on a district average
  is 171

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La Porte Independent School District

• 7,751 students on 11 campuses
• Recognized school district since 2002
• Student / Teacher Ratio on a district average
  is 161

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SAT Scores of Technology Cities
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University of Houston- Clear Lake Campus
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University of Houston- Clear Lake Campus
UH-Clear Lake is an upper-level and graduate
university that serves more than 7,500 students.
The school offers more than 30 undergraduate
and over 40 graduate majors including Business
and Public Administration, Education, Human
Sciences and Humanities, and Science and Computer
Engineering. The State of Texas offers
Out-of-State Tuition Waivers can be
obtained. www.cl.uh.edu
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Summary
Bay Area Houston is a vibrant community in
close proximity to the fourth largest city in the
U.S.
The culture and amenities of the area are
stimulating.
This community is where the astronauts and
their families live and work.
The thrill is in the technology and the way of
life.
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