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Houston metro — schematic region mapDowntownIAHHOUGalveston BayI-10 WI-10 EI-45 NI-45 SUS-290US-59 NUS-59 STX-288LOOP 610BELTWAY 8GRAND PKWYNorthwestHoustonNorth HoustonThe WoodlandsNortheast HoustonLake HoustonWest HoustonEnergy CorridorCentralHoustonEast HoustonBaytownSouthwest HoustonFort BendSouth HoustonBrazoriaClear LakeBay Area
Schematic map — simplified for orientation, not survey-accurate.

If NASA, Bayport, or the waterfront is part of your week, this is the southeast side of the Houston map to understand. Clear Lake and the Bay Area follow I-45, NASA Parkway, and SH 146 toward Johnson Space Center, Port Houston’s Bayport and Barbours Cut terminals, and the communities around Galveston Bay. Housing ranges from master-planned subdivisions and waterfront townhouses to garden apartments and larger lots closer to the county line. City limits change often here, and the exact address can change the schools, association, flood review, and windstorm-insurance questions.

Housing mix

Corridors

Anchors

Example communities

Planning a Houston move

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Sources and review date

Page information last reviewed July 18, 2026