Missouri City
The Show Me City
Missouri City offers a great location as well as strategic value. Bordering Houston and only minutes from downtown, the Galleria, the Texas Medical Center, both major airports, and the Port of Houston, Missouri City keeps you close to Houston and its boundless business opportunities. Missouri City Real Estate is also very diverse with plenty of single family homes, custom homes and luxury homes.
Missouri City Real Estate
Missouri City real estate market is made up of a pleasant mix of outstanding master-planned communities and established neighborhoods. Built in the 1960s, Fondren Park and Quail Valley were two of the original subdivisions in this town. Surrounded by lush vegetation and mature trees, single-family detached homes in these peaceful neighborhoods are still priced affordably at under $100,000. The modern master-planned community of Riverstone offers an ideal setting for rest and relaxation in a luxurious atmosphere.
According to MONEY Magazine, Missouri City has been recognized as one of America’s best places to live. Out of approximately 600 communities that met the initial requirements (which include education, economy, and recreational amenities among other requirements), Missouri City ranked in at 56th on the final list of 100.
Missouri City is located on the southwest edge of Houston in Fort Bend County. The 74,000 local residents enjoy a serene and beautiful environment with the convenience of the city within their grasp. Residents enjoy easy access to Highway 59, State Highway 6 East and the Fort Bend Toll Road making the short drive into Houston even more convenient.
The gently rolling terrain in and around this city helps to create a lush, verdant atmosphere with award winning affordable master-planned communities such as Riverstone, Lake Olympia and Sienna Plantation.
Missouri City is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The city is mostly in Fort Bend County with a small portion within Harris County.
History
The area in which Missouri City is now located holds a significant part in the history of Texas that dates back to its early days as part of the United States. In August 1853, the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and Colorado Railway (BBB&C), began operating its first twenty miles (32 km) of rail line that stretched from Harrisburg (now Houston) to Stafford’s Point (now Stafford). It was the first railroad to begin operating in Texas, and the first standard gauge railroad west of the Mississippi River.
Education
The Fort Bend County portion of Missouri City is served by Fort Bend Independent School District, while the Harris County portion is served by Houston Independent School District.
The entire city is served by the Houston Community College System.
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