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Spring Texas |Spring Real Estate Community
Welcome to Spring Real Estate located in Harris County. Population as of 2000 36,385 and median household income was $56,662. Most people work about 30 minutes from their homes. Most likely working in Houston which is about 20 miles from Spring.
The average temperature in the city between July and August is in the 90´s and coldest in December and January can get to the 40´s at night, much as it is in Kingwood and Humble. In May and June the rainfall averages about 5 inches.
There is a population growth happening now in Spring and homes sales are only staying on the market about 60 days.  There is a good supply right now and the average home is selling for about $142,021, which is up from last year from 5% to 10%.
In 1838 William Pierpoint established a trading post at Spring Creek selling all manner of provisions for passersby. By 1840 people were starting to stay and the town hit a population of 153! Sugar Cane and cotton were being farmed by a small group of German immigrants and soon others took notice and produced vegetables. There was of coarse a sugar mill producing yummy syrup and 2 cotton gins.
The Houston and Great Northern Railroad thought this town had what it takes to become a new community in the region and laid tracks in 1871 through the town. Spring was so popular that the railroads decided to make it a switch yard with 14 tracks and 200 rail workers. In early 1910 the population was up to 1200. What an exciting time to be alive in Spring Texas! In 1912 the Spring Bank opened it´s doors only to be robbed several times by the 1930´s. It is rumored that Bonnie and Clyde once robbed the Spring Bank, but no evidence survives to back this claim. Much more exciting to believe the rumor anyway! Once Houston started to become a major city the railroad companies moved their yards there. Population declined for awhile but grew steady into the 1970´s when much development started to see the city come to life again.
Older homes were restored to quaint little Victorian shops and the 1980´s brought about The Old Town Spring  Association whose vision it was to keep the history intact while bringing commerce to the town. They had great success and today Old Town Spring is a major attraction with over 80 unique shops for the visitors to browse. Old Town Spring hosts five major festivals each year: Springfest Wine & Art Festival in March , Celebration of Easter in April, 20th Annual Texas Crawfish & Music Festival in the last two weeks of April , the Long Horn Rod Run in late September, and Down Home Christmas in November and December. All of these events are well organized and beautifully done.
The town is so popular musical groups like Bonnie Raitt in October and Aerosmith will be performing in mid November at the Woodlands Pavilion in Spring
Spring is not an incorporated town so there are no boundaries for the school districts. However the students in Spring can attend either Spring Independent School District or Klein Independent School District. You can visit each to determine where you would like your child to go.
Prairie View NW Campus is in Spring and is part of the Texas A & M University System. North Harris Montgomery College is close and located in the town of The Woodlands and Kingwood right down the road also has a community college .
You can come to Spring from anywhere in the world as the Bush Intercontinental Airport is only fifteen minutes away. The Metro also has a Park and Ride location in Kingwood just in case you would like the already smooth commute to be handled by someone else doing the driving! Talk about up to the minute, Click Here to go to the Greater Houston Transportation and Emergency Management Center website for actual real time map and webcam of certain streets in the Spring area. Places they may have construction traffic and such. Really great idea!
Well what do you think so far? Does Spring sound like a place for you and your family? Contact Me and we can look together to find you the perfect home.
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