Memorial, Houston: Homes and Neighborhood Guide

At a glance

• Memorial is not one city "Memorial" covers two different kinds of places: six small incorporated Memorial Villages, each its own city with its own council, taxes and permits, and Memorial-area neighborhoods that sit inside the City of Houston. Check which one an address is in before relying on any rule or rate. City of Houston
• Memorial Super Neighborhood 16 Inside the City of Houston, Super Neighborhood 16 (Memorial) runs from I-10 on the north to Buffalo Bayou on the south, and from the incorporated villages on the east to about State Highway 6 on the west. It is in City Council District G. City of Houston
• Super Neighborhood 22 (Memorial Park) Memorial Park itself falls in Super Neighborhood 22, Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park, bounded by IH-610 on the west and Buffalo Bayou on the south, in Council Districts C and H. City of Houston
• City of Houston population For Memorial addresses inside Houston, the Census Bureau estimates the city's population at 2,397,315 (July 1, 2025), up from 2,304,580 in the 2020 Census, on 640.44 square miles of land. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
• Bunker Hill Village Bunker Hill Village is a Type A general law city governed by a mayor and five council members with a city administrator. The city counted 3,633 residents in the 2010 Census and about 1,259 single-family homes, and it is zoned with two residential districts (Zone A and Zone B). City of Bunker Hill Village
• Piney Point Village Piney Point Village is a Type A general-law city (alderman form) with 2.1 square miles of land and 3,128 residents in the 2020 Census. City Hall is at 7660 Woodway, Suite 460 (713-782-0271). City of Piney Point Village
• Hunters Creek Village Hunters Creek Village reports about 4,400 residents in roughly 1,460 homes on 2 square miles, with 22 miles of streets and 6.33 miles of hike and bike paths. City Hall: 713-465-2150. City of Hunters Creek Village
• Hedwig Village Hedwig Village reports about 2,500 residents and about 500 businesses, with a daytime population of roughly 30,000. City Hall is at 955 Piney Point Road (713-465-6009). City of Hedwig Village
• Hilshire Village Hilshire Village covers about one-third of a square mile and is the smallest of the six Memorial Villages, with about 304 residences. City offices are at 8301 Westview Drive (713-973-1779). City of Hilshire Village
• Spring Valley Village Spring Valley Village runs its own police department and permit office at City Hall, 1025 Campbell Road (713-465-8308). City of Spring Valley Village

History and development

• Piney Point land grant, 1824 Piney Point Village traces its name to 1824, when John D. Taylor received a league of land from Stephen F. Austin on a wooded rise at a bend of Buffalo Bayou called Pine Point. His homestead became a landmark on the route between Harrisburg and San Felipe de Austin. City of Piney Point Village
• Railroad stop and farms By 1885 Piney Point was a stop on the Texas Western Railroad, home mostly to German immigrant farmers, according to the city's history. City of Piney Point Village
• Why the villages incorporated Several villages incorporated in 1954 and 1955 as Houston grew west. Hedwig Village's history cites worry over the lack of zoning and possible annexation by Houston; Spring Valley's names zoning as the main reason; Piney Point's cites local control over zoning, development and services. City of Hedwig Village
• Hedwig Village incorporated 1954 Hedwig Village voters approved incorporation on December 18, 1954 (54 to 17), and the village was incorporated on December 23, 1954. It is named for Hedwig Schroeder, whose family came from Germany in 1906. City of Hedwig Village
• Bunker Hill Village founded 1954 The City of Bunker Hill Village was founded in 1954 and says its zoning ordinances have helped keep the wooded character of the Memorial Villages. City of Bunker Hill Village
• Hunters Creek Village incorporated 1954 Hunters Creek Village was incorporated in 1954. City of Hunters Creek Village
• Spring Valley incorporated 1955 Spring Valley's incorporation election passed 183 to 165 on April 9, 1955, and the county judge declared the Town of Spring Valley incorporated on April 25, 1955. Its 1956 zoning ordinance limited most of the town to one-family, one-story homes; two-story houses were first allowed in 1981. City of Spring Valley Village
• Hilshire Village incorporated 1955 Hilshire Village voters approved incorporation 65 to 51 on April 9, 1955, and it was declared incorporated on April 15, 1955. The name came from a book about an English country estate; early deeds were recorded as Hilshire Manor. City of Hilshire Village
• Village Fire Department formed The six Memorial Villages signed an interlocal agreement in December 1978 to form the Village Fire Department, which began service on January 1, 1979. City of Spring Valley Village
• Memorial Park and Camp Logan Memorial Park was the site of Camp Logan, a World War I training camp. Will and Mike Hogg bought the land and sold it to the city at cost; the 1924 deed limits use to park purposes, and the park was named to honor soldiers who died in the war. Memorial Park Conservancy
• Addicks and Barker dams The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built Barker (1945) and Addicks (1948) reservoirs after the 1929 and 1935 floods to reduce flood damage along Buffalo Bayou through central Houston. The Corps' Galveston District operates them. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Homes and architecture

• Bunker Hill zoning districts Bunker Hill Village is a zoned city with two residential districts, Zone A and Zone B, plus a recreation center, a retreat center, two elementary schools and four churches. City of Bunker Hill Village
• Spring Valley lot coverage and height For single-family homes, Spring Valley Village limits lot coverage behind the front building line to 60% and building height to 36 feet. New homes need a fire sprinkler design reviewed by the fire department. City of Spring Valley Village
• Houston neighborhoods rely on deed restrictions Memorial neighborhoods inside Houston are governed by recorded deed restrictions rather than village zoning. The city's Legal Department can enforce certain restrictions (use, setbacks, lot and structure size) in civil court; call the Deed Restriction Hotline at 832-393-6333. City of Houston Legal Department

Market snapshot and homes for sale

Values exactly as HAR.com shows them for each neighborhood (2025 data), checked Oct. 21, 2026. Neighborhood figures are not the value of any one home: request a property-specific pricing review.

• Village and Houston neighborhoods differ HAR's 2025 facts show very different neighborhood profiles across Memorial, from Nottingham West (median 1,920 sq ft, 1965) to Hunters Creek (median lot 21,950 sq ft). Compare the specific HAR neighborhood, not "Memorial" as a whole. HAR.com

Live listings in Memorial

Every active listing from every brokerage, through our HAR.com MLS search. This search covers ZIP code 77024, which includes much of Memorial and several Memorial Villages; ZIP codes 77079, 77055 and 77063 cover other parts.

Listings provided through HAR.com (Houston Association of REALTORS® Information Service); information believed accurate but not guaranteed. Open this search in a new window · Search all Houston homes

Property taxes, districts and exemptions

Tax bills depend on the exact taxing units on a property. These are the official rates we could confirm, with the year; check the appraisal district account for the units on any address.

• Village taxes billed with SBISD City taxes for the villages are collected through the Spring Branch ISD Tax Office (713-251-7960) and appear on the same statement as school taxes. Spring Branch ISD Tax Office
• Memorial Villages Water Authority 2025 The Memorial Villages Water Authority, a separate taxing unit for some village addresses, adopted a 2025 rate of $0.022920 per $100 on Sept. 6, 2025. Spring Branch ISD Tax Office
• Hilshire 2026 proposal Hilshire Village lists a proposed 2026-27 rate of $0.422679 M&O and $0.087023 debt per $100. It is a proposal, not an adopted rate. City of Hilshire Village
• Harris County units 2025 The Harris County Tax Office lists 2025 adopted rates per $100 of $0.38096 (Harris County), $0.04966 (Flood Control District), $0.18761 (Hospital District), $0.0059 (Port of Houston) and $0.0048 (Department of Education). Harris County Tax Office
• Harris County units 2026 The tax office lists 2026 adopted rates per $100 of $0.4175 (Harris County), $0.05266 (Flood Control), $0.19528 (Hospital District) and $0.00603 (Port). Harris County Tax Office
• Check the HCAD account HCAD sets values and lets owners search records and file the residential homestead exemption online; its information line is 713-957-7800. The account lists every taxing unit for the property. Harris Central Appraisal District

Schools

• Villages are in Spring Branch ISD Spring Branch ISD covers about 44 square miles west of downtown along I-10 and is the school district for the Memorial Villages. Its school finder returns current and future zoned schools for an address. Spring Branch ISD
• Hedwig Village zoned schools Hedwig Village lists Bunker Hill, Hunters Creek and Memorial Drive elementaries, Spring Branch Middle and Memorial High (all SBISD) for its residents. Confirm the zone for the exact address with SBISD. City of Hedwig Village
• Bunker Hill Village schools Bunker Hill Village lists Frostwood, Bunker Hill and Memorial Drive elementaries, Memorial and Spring Branch middle schools and Memorial High (SBISD). Confirm with the district's school finder. City of Bunker Hill Village
• Piney Point has two districts Piney Point Village lists both Spring Branch ISD and Houston ISD as school districts, so the district depends on the address. City of Piney Point Village
• HISD zone lookup For Memorial-area addresses in Houston ISD, use HISD's School Zone Search Tool or call the transfer office at 713-556-6734. Houston ISD

School assignments and attendance boundaries can change. Confirm the assigned schools directly with the district before making a housing decision.

Flood maps and drainage research

No guide can tell you whether a particular house has flooded or will flood. These are the official tools and records to research an address, and the public projects that affect drainage.

• Buffalo Bayou watershed The Memorial area is in the Buffalo Bayou watershed, which HCFCD lists at 102 square miles with 106 miles of open streams and a Harris County population of 506,362 (2020). HCFCD's project list includes Spring Branch rehabilitation and major maintenance and a Memorial Park demonstration project. Harris County Flood Control District
• Upstream reservoirs Addicks and Barker reservoirs sit about 17 miles west of downtown. Their gates stay open normally and close during storms; stored water is later released into Buffalo Bayou, with normal combined outflow limited to 2,000 cfs at the Piney Point gage (up to 4,000 cfs under a 2010 deviation). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• HCFCD flood mapping tool HCFCD's Flood Education Mapping Tool shows the floodway, 1% and 0.2% floodplains, watersheds, ponding and channels by address. Harris County Flood Control District
• MAAPnext draft maps FEMA is using HCFCD's MAAPnext data to draft new Harris County flood maps. The drafts are for awareness only and cannot be used for insurance or regulatory decisions; preliminary FIRMs and an appeal period come later. Harris County Flood Control District
• FEMA Map Service Center FEMA's Map Service Center is the official source for effective flood maps; search by address. FEMA
• Flood Warning System HCFCD's Flood Warning System shows rainfall and bayou channel status and offers text or email alerts. Harris County Flood Control District
• Piney Point drainage review Piney Point Village requires drainage plan review for construction; city engineers hold drainage meetings the first Monday of each month, and the city publishes a drainage criteria checklist and Chapter 34 (Floods) materials. City of Piney Point Village

More: Houston flood maps and flood questions.

Parks, trails and recreation

• Memorial Park Memorial Park covers 1,500 acres; the Memorial Park Conservancy, founded in 2000, maintains about 1,100 of them. The park is open 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily; headquarters is 7575 North Picnic Lane. Memorial Park Conservancy
• Kinder Land Bridge and Prairie The Kinder Land Bridge and Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Prairie opened in 2023: 100 acres with two nature bridges over Memorial Drive. The Running Complex also opened in 2023. Memorial Park Conservancy
• Ten-Year Plan The park's Ten-Year Plan (2018-2028) was launched with a $70 million gift from the Kinder Foundation and public funds through the Uptown Development Authority. Memorial Groves is listed as coming soon. Memorial Park Conservancy
• Trails Memorial Park has more than 30 miles of trails; the Seymour Lieberman Trail is 3 miles and pedestrian only. The western Outer Loop Trail is closed until 2027 for Memorial Groves construction. Memorial Park Conservancy
• Memorial Park Golf Course The park's golf course opened in 1934 and was renovated in 1995 (Conservancy 2019 fact sheet). Pro shop: 832-968-7486. Memorial Park Conservancy
• Houston Arboretum and Nature Center The Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, 4501 Woodway Drive, is a nonprofit with free admission and paid parking ($6.50; free Thursdays and the second Sunday). Grounds and trails are open 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
• Hunters Creek paths Hunters Creek Village maintains 6.33 miles of hike and bike paths and offers pavilion reservations. City of Hunters Creek Village

Golf nearby: Houston golf courses and golf communities.

Restaurants and shopping

Listed because the business’s own site, current social account or a recent news report confirms it is open. Not a review or a ranking.

• Memorial City Mall Memorial City Mall, 303 Memorial City, is part of the Memorial City mixed-use district, with retailers such as the Apple Store, Uniqlo and Zara. Mall phone 713-464-8640. Memorial City
• CITYCENTRE CITYCENTRE is a shopping, dining and entertainment center off I-10 and Beltway 8 (management office 12848 Queensbury Lane) with tenants including Grimaldi's, Star Cinema Grill and Warby Parker. CITYCENTRE Houston
• Town & Country Village Town & Country Village, 12850 Memorial Drive, has more than 90 retailers including a Randalls grocery, Barnes & Noble and Walgreens. Town & Country Village

Getting around

We name the roads and transit options; we do not quote drive times, because they change with the hour and the exact address.

• I-10 and Buffalo Bayou The Memorial super neighborhood is bounded by I-10 (Katy Freeway) on the north and Buffalo Bayou on the south, with State Highway 6 near its western edge. City of Houston
• I-10 Inner Katy managed lanes TxDOT proposes rebuilding 6.3 miles of I-10 from Voss Road to I-45 and extending the Katy managed lanes from Voss to downtown. The project is in planning and environmental review, with a public meeting planned in 2026. TxDOT
• METRO on Memorial Drive METRO Route 20 runs on Memorial Drive with stops inside Memorial Park, and Route 84 stops at the West Loop and Woodway. METRO customer service: 713-635-4000. Memorial Park Conservancy

City services, utilities and rules

• Memorial Villages Police Memorial Villages Police Department, 11981 Memorial Drive (713-365-3700), serves Bunker Hill, Hunters Creek and Piney Point villages. City of Bunker Hill Village
• Spring Valley Police Spring Valley Village Police, 1025 Campbell Road (non-emergency 713-465-8323), serves Spring Valley and also Hilshire Village. City of Hilshire Village
• Hedwig Village Police Hedwig Village has had its own police department since the late 1970s, at 9000 Gaylord. City of Hedwig Village
• Village Fire Department The Village Fire Department, 901 Corbindale (713-468-7941), provides fire and ambulance service to all six villages, which collectively own and operate it. Bunker Hill reports its ISO Class 1 rating. City of Spring Valley Village: Fire/EMS
• Memorial Villages Water Authority The Memorial Villages Water Authority (8955 Gaylord, 713-465-8318) provides water for Hunters Creek and Piney Point addresses, which list it as their water provider. Memorial Villages Water Authority
• Bunker Hill water and trash Bunker Hill Village provides its own water, wastewater and surface water service and contracts trash and recycling (281-342-8178). City of Bunker Hill Village
• Houston water and trash For Memorial addresses in Houston, Houston Public Works bills water and sewer (713-371-1400) and the Solid Waste Management Department handles curbside garbage, recycling and bulk pickup. City of Houston
• Electric delivery CenterPoint Energy owns the poles, wires and substations and delivers power for the retail electric provider the owner chooses. CenterPoint Energy
• Bunker Hill tree permits Bunker Hill requires a permit and inspection before removing any tree over 5 inches in diameter, dead or alive. Healthy trees over 15 inches need two replacements each; fines can reach $2,000 per tree. City of Bunker Hill Village
• Piney Point tree permits Piney Point Village requires a permit to remove a live tree 3 inches or more in diameter (measured at 4.5 feet); dead trees and trimming under 25% of the crown need none. City of Piney Point Village
• Piney Point sign rules Piney Point allows one 2 sq ft for-sale sign per lot, at least 20 feet from the street right-of-way, white with dark green or black letters, on a frame no taller than 36 inches. City of Piney Point Village
• Hilshire construction rules Hilshire allows construction 7 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, none on Sundays or holidays. Trees 8 inches and larger must be marked on demolition surveys, and work started without a permit costs double the fee. City of Hilshire Village
• Hunters Creek permits Hunters Creek requires a pre-construction meeting with the building official for new homes and major remodels, and plans must be filed in person at City Hall. City of Hunters Creek Village
• Spring Valley plan review Spring Valley takes plans only through its online portal; residential review usually takes 7 to 10 business days, and new homes need the Planning and Zoning chair's sign-off. City of Spring Valley Village
• Houston permits Inside Houston, the Houston Permitting Center handles most permits; its Project Planner lists the permits a project needs, and its Office of the City Engineer administers floodplain rules. City of Houston

Buyer due-diligence checklist

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1. Confirm the city Check the HCAD account's taxing units to see whether the address is in a village or in Houston; it controls taxes, permits, police and water. Harris Central Appraisal District
2. Add up the tax units Village owners pay the village rate, SBISD and county units (and MVWA where listed), billed through SBISD (713-251-7960). Use the SBISD rate table. Spring Branch ISD Tax Office
3. Confirm zoned schools Use SBISD's school finder, or HISD's School Zone Search (713-556-6734) for HISD addresses. Spring Branch ISD
4. Check flood maps Look up the address on FEMA's Map Service Center and HCFCD's mapping tool, and review MAAPnext drafts; ask for an elevation certificate and flood insurance history. FEMA
5. Plan around tree rules Before planning a teardown or addition, read the village tree ordinance; Bunker Hill and Piney Point require permits for most tree removals. City of Piney Point Village
6. Meet the building official Village permit offices require plan review and, in several cities, a pre-development meeting; inside Houston, use the Permitting Center's Project Planner. City of Hunters Creek Village
7. Read deed restrictions For Houston addresses, read the recorded restrictions in the title commitment; the city's deed restriction hotline is 832-393-6333. City of Houston Legal Department