WELCOME TO HOUSTON
FUN FACTS
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H O U S T O N IA N S
Metro Houston has the THIRD LARGEST number of FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES in the nation.
If Houston were a country, it would rank as the 24TH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD exceeding Belgium's and Sweden's GDP.
The Texas Medical Center is the world’ s largest medical complex. developed square feet
$
3 billion in construction projects underway
50 million annual patient visits
10 million annual surgeries
180, 000+
Houston employs 26% of the nation’ s oil and gas extraction jobs
HOUSTON IS HOME TO OVER 60 DEGREE GRANTING COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS.
THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA ENCOMPASSES 47 INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS
HOUSTON HAS A UNIQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT OFFERING SCHOOL CHOICE BASED ON SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND STUDENT INTERESTS
HOUSTON HAS MORE THAN 300 PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND HAS SOME OF THE TOP RANKED CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE NATION.
THE HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM HAS 26 BRANCH LIBRARIES AND THE HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY ADDS AN ADDITIONAL 44 BRANCHES.
EDUCATION
THERE ARE A VARIETY OF DAYCARES IN HOUSTON PROVIDING BOTH FULL TIME AND PART-TIME CARE STARTING FROM ROUGHLY SIX MONTHS OF AGE.
THE OPTIONS RANGE FROM FACILITY-BASED TO PRIVATE IN-HOME OPERATIONS AND VARY IN DEGREE OF EDUCATION CURRICULUM THEY OFFER.
SOME PROGRAMS OFFER BILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL PROGRAMS TO IMMERSE THEIR CHILDREN IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.
INDIVIDUAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOUR CHILD’S NEEDS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
CHILDCARE
ARTS & CULTURE
HOUSTON IS RANKED SECOND IN THE COUNTRY BEHIND NEW YORK WITH OVER 12,000 THEATRE SEATS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
THE THEATRE DISTRICT IS HOME TO HOUSTON’S 9 WORLD CLASS PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, THE CITY IS ONE OF THE FEW IN THE UNITED STATES WITH RESIDENT COMPANIES IN DRAMA, BALLET, OPERA AND ORCHESTRA.
ALLEY THEATER
HOUSTON SYMPHONY
THE HOBBY CENTER
HOUSTON BALLET
MILLER OUTDOOR THEATER
CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA
HOUSTON FRIENDS OF MUSIC
HOUSTON MASTERWORKS CHORUS
THEATRE UNDER THE STARS
MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC
SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF MUSIC
MUSEUMS
HOUSTON HAS MORE THAN 150 MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GREATER METRO AREA. THE FOLLOWING ARE JUST A FEW:
Houston Museum District
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
The Bayou Bend Collection
Contemporary Art Museum Houston
Children’s Museum Houston
The Health Museum
The Houston Zoo
Holocaust Museum Houston
Asia Society Center of Texas
Houston Museum of African
American Culture
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
The Rothko Chapel
The Menil Collection
The Art Car Museum
Lawndale Art Center
PARKS & NATURE
GOLF COURSES
CYCLING
HOUSTON IS QUICKLY GROWING AS A MORE AND MORE CYCLING FRIENDLY CITY WITH TRAILS, ROUTES, AND ORGANIZED RIDES BECOMING EVER MORE PREVALENT.
HOUSTON BIKEWAY NETWORK
HTTPS://EDOCS.PUBLICWORKS.HOUSTONTX.GOV/DOCUMENTS/ MAP MY RIDE CYCLING TRAILS
HTTPS://WWW.MAPMYRIDE.COM/US/HOUSTON-TX/ TRAIL LINK - HOUSTON TRAILS
HTTPS://WWW.TRAILLINK.COM/CITY/HOUSTON-TX-TRAILS/ ALL TRAILS - HOUSTON
WWW.ALLTRAILS.COM/US/TEXAS/HOUSTON/ROAD-BIKING
BIKE HOUSTON - REGULAR RIDES
HTTPS://BIKEHOUSTON.ORG/RIDES/
HOUSTON HAS MORE THAN 300 MILES OF INTERCONNECTED BIKEWAYS COVERING THE METRO AREA.
TRANSPORTATION
HOUSTON HAS A HUB-AND-SPOKE FREEWAY STRUCTURE WITH MULTIPLE LOOPS AND TOLLWAYS PROVIDING NUMEROUS DRIVING ROUTES.
THE HOUSTON AREA HAS 2 COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS, 10 MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS AND 13 PRIVATE AIRPORTS AS WELL.
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES:
TRANSTAR.ORG REGIONAL MOBILITY
HOUSTON METRO TRANSIT SYSTEM
HOUSTON LIGHT RAIL
PARK & RIDE
GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL (IAH)
HOBBY AIRPORT (HOU)
GALVESTON CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL
TCH LOCATIONS
15 MINUTE COMMUTE
AFFORDABILITY
UNIQUELY HOUSTON
MARKET SNAPSHOT
TMC AREA RENTALS
EAST END / MIDTOWN
RIVER OAKS / MONTROSE
MED CENTER SOUTHWEST
