Cy-Fair Real Estate

The Cypress-Fairbanks region (Cy-Fair) is located 25 miles northwest of Houston between Highway 290 and State Highway 249. With a year 2000 population of 18,527, the affluent Cy-Fair community ranks 50th in the top 100 highest-income urban areas in the United States. Cy-Fair is part of a diverse and rapidly growing collection towns, communities and businesses that comprise this vital growth corridor in northwest Harris County. The Cy-Fair Area is second only to the western Katy Area in new business and residential construction.

The Cypress-Fairbanks area was once sought for the healing powers promised by a hot artesian well discovered by oil prospectors one mile from Cypress. This find resulted in the Houston Hotwell Sanitarium and Hotel that attracted visitors from around the globe. Today, Cy-Fair's convenient proximity to Houston's dynamic job base, cheap land and excellent schools have contributed much to the popularity of the master-planned communities that populate the Cy-Fair Area.

As of early 2006, new housing and business development shows no signs of waning. While multi-family housing is limited in this area, cheap land, good location and excellent have resulted in a diverse assortment of single family housing options most ranging from the low $100's to the low $400's. Numerous builders have active new home sales programs in the Cy-Fair area. New housing can range anywhere from $60,000 to almost $1 million. Resale housing costs range from $50,000 to $400,000 or more. A majority of the resale listings are priced from $75,000 to $140,000.

The recent opening of the Sam Houston Toll way, Houston's outermost Loop, added excellent access to the south and to the east.

Cy-Fair Independent School District serves the area and is second only to Houston ISD in enrollment size within Harris County. Strong community and parental support for the district have helped provide the resources that have produced high school graduates whose test scores and college enrollment ratios exceed state and national averages.

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