North Houston: Communities Along I-45, SH 249 and the Grand Parkway

The Woodlands Township says homes in The Woodlands are served by Conroe ISD, Tomball ISD or Magnolia ISD, depending on the address. Elsewhere in Montgomery County, Conroe ISD has a Find My School tool and feeder-zone maps, Magnolia ISD has a School Site Locator Map, Montgomery ISD posts elementary, junior high and high school zoning maps, and Willis ISD posts 2026-27 elementary and middle school zone maps (as of Nov 2026). Enter the exact address in the district's own locator or zone map, and call the district if the address sits near a boundary.

Sources: The Woodlands Township: School Districts · Conroe ISD: District Maps · Magnolia ISD: Attendance Zones · Montgomery ISD: Attendance Zone Maps · Willis ISD: Transportation and Attendance Zones Checked Nov 4, 2026

Spring and Klein are not single school districts by address: Spring ISD and Klein ISD each serve parts of north Harris County, and some North Houston addresses fall in other districts. Klein ISD links a school finder (kleinisd.net/zoning) and Spring ISD has a School Zone Finder under Attendance Boundaries. TEA's School District Locator shows only approximate district lines and no attendance zones, so confirm the zoned campuses for the address with the district's own finder.

Sources: Klein ISD: home page (school finder) · Spring ISD: Attendance Boundaries · Texas Education Agency: School District Locator FAQ Checked Nov 4, 2026

Montgomery County properties are appraised by the Montgomery Central Appraisal District (mcad-tx.org) and taxes are collected by the Montgomery County Tax Assessor-Collector (mctotx.org); north Harris County properties are appraised by HCAD (hcad.org) and collected by the Harris County Tax Office (hctax.net), per the Texas Comptroller's county directory. The Harris County Tax Office's Truth in Taxation summary lists each unit's adopted rate for tax years 2022 through 2026 (2026 rows were still blank as of Nov 2026). Look up the account on the appraisal district site to see every taxing unit (county, ISD, city or MUD, emergency services district) attached to that address, then check each unit's adopted rate.

What MUD and PID taxes mean

Sources: Texas Comptroller: Montgomery County property tax directory · Texas Comptroller: Harris County property tax directory · Harris County Tax Office: Truth in Taxation Summary (jurisdiction tax rates) Checked Nov 4, 2026

The Woodlands is not incorporated: The Woodlands Township is a special-purpose district, and in November 2021 voters chose to keep that governance model after a 2019-2021 incorporation study. Spring is a census-designated place (the Census Bureau's QuickFacts lists Spring CDP with 62,559 residents in the 2020 Census), not a city, so services in unincorporated areas often come from Harris County and utility districts. Check the address's taxing units on the appraisal district record to see whether it is inside a city, the Township or a MUD.

Sources: The Woodlands Township: Incorporation · U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Spring CDP, Texas · Texas Comptroller: Harris County property tax directory Checked Nov 4, 2026

Outside city limits, many North Houston subdivisions get water, wastewater and drainage from a municipal utility district (MUD), which TCEQ says can levy taxes and issue voter-approved bonds and is usually governed by an elected board. TCEQ's water district guide says most such districts must prepare a notice to purchaser showing the district's name, bonds, current tax rate and whether the property is inside a city or its extraterritorial jurisdiction, which the seller usually gives the buyer when the contract is signed. Ask for that notice and compare it with the MUD listed on the MCAD or HCAD account for the address.

What MUD and PID taxes mean

Sources: TCEQ: GI-043 General Information on Water Districts · Texas Comptroller: Montgomery County property tax directory Checked Nov 4, 2026

Start with FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which searches the official flood map by address. Montgomery County's Floodplain Administration offers a location check for floodplain and floodway and handles floodplain permitting; for Harris County addresses, HCFCD's MAAPnext shows draft updated maps that FEMA is developing, which are not yet final for insurance or regulatory use. Spring Creek's watershed alone covers about 284 square miles across Harris, Montgomery, Waller and Grimes counties, so look up the specific address on the FEMA map and the county tool and ask the seller for the Texas seller's disclosure and any elevation certificate.

How to check a flood map, step by step

Sources: FEMA: Flood Map Service Center · Montgomery County: Floodplain Administration · Harris County Flood Control District: MAAPnext · Harris County Flood Control District: Spring Creek watershed Checked Nov 4, 2026

TxDOT's Grand Parkway Segment F-2 is a 12-mile toll road from SH 249 near Tomball to I-45 near Spring/The Woodlands, and Segment G is a 13.7-mile toll road from I-45 to US 59 in New Caney across northern Harris and southern Montgomery counties. TxDOT lists the Montgomery County Toll Road Authority as operator of SH 249 from Spring Creek to Pinehurst and HCTRA as operator of the Hardy Toll Road. Check TxDOT and the toll authority for current construction and toll rates on a specific route.

Sources: TxDOT: Grand Parkway Segment F-2 · TxDOT: Grand Parkway Segment G · TxDOT: Houston area toll roads Checked Nov 4, 2026

The Woodlands Township runs The Woodlands Express, weekday park and ride buses from three Woodlands lots to Downtown, the Texas Medical Center, Greenway Plaza and the Energy Corridor District, with round-trip tickets listed at $17 (as of Nov 2026). In north Harris County, METRO's North/I-45 park and ride routes (202 Kuykendahl, 204 Spring, 209 Spring/Kuykendahl and 212 Seton Lake) run to downtown Houston using the HOV express lane. Check each agency's current schedule and fares before planning a commute from a specific address.

Sources: The Woodlands Township Transportation: The Woodlands Express FAQ · METRO: Park & Ride Checked Nov 4, 2026