Piney Point Village Texas City Guide

Piney Point Village is one of the six independent and wealthy cities that make up the Memorial Villages. The private, luxurious enclave was incorporated in 1955 and is located on the west side of Houston in Harris County.

The exclusive neighborhood is home to some of Houston’s most luxurious ranch-style homes and custom-built mansions. Most properties sit on spacious lots with sizes that can reach more than 160,000 square feet.

Modern housing units in the city feature amenities that include back yards with heated pools, outdoor kitchens, marble fireplaces, and huge master suites.

Homes in the city have easy access to major establishments and employment hubs that include the Energy Corridor, the Galleria, and the Museum District. The city is also conveniently located near top-ranked schools, entertainment hubs, and retail centers.

In 2019, Niche.com ranked Piney Point Village as the 41st among the best suburbs to raise a family in Texas.

More than 1,300 people make up Piney Point Village’s workforce. 98.7% of workers are employed in white-collar jobs.

38% of the city’s employees hold positions in management occupations, 15.2% work in the healthcare industry, and 12.2% are employed in legal occupations.

Job growth in the city is expected to reach 32.3% over the next ten years.

The village is home to more than 3,300 residents with a median age of 52.2. Nearly 85% of adults in the city have a 4-year degree or graduate degree. The average income of a resident is $126,647 a year.

White residents make up nearly 73% of the city’s total population. This is followed by Asian residents accounting for 14%, and Latino residents accounting for 12%.

Piney Point Village is served by two school districts – the Spring Branch Independent School District and the Houston Independent School District.

Many of the public elementary, middle and high schools in and around the village have been recognized as National Blue Ribbon schools and have received the Met Standard Rating from the Texas Education Agency.

Overall, 75% of all students of the Spring Branch ISD are proficient in math and 68% are proficient in reading. For the students under the Houston ISD, 71% are proficient in math and 63% are proficient in reading.

The schools in and around the village are also noted for their diverse student populations, with Hispanic students accounting for about 60% of enrollments.

There is a good mix of traditional, charter, and magnet schools serving Piney Point Village. Many of these schools are also home to excellent varsity teams.

The Spring Branch Independent School District and the Houston Independent School District are the two districts serving Piney Point Village.

The Spring Branch ISD manages 50 schools serving over 35,000 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The average student-teacher ratio is 16:1. The district caters to students residing north of Buffalo Bayou.

The Houston ISD manages 283 schools serving over 214,000 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The average student-teacher ratio of the district’s schools is 18:1. The district caters to students residing at the small portion south of Buffalo Bayou.

Piney Point Village’s estimated cost of living is 265% over the Texas average and 233% higher than the national average.

Housing costs in Piney Point Village are 779% higher than the country’s average. Impressively, the city’s real estate prices are 1038% higher than Texas’s average prices. However, rental prices in the area generally fall under the state’s reported averages.

As is common in this corner of Texas, goods and services are slightly more costly than the national average and 7% more expensive than the statewide rate.

Whereas public transit and gas prices track under the national rate, transportation costs in this area are about 3% more expensive than statewide rates.