Harris County · Galveston County
Clear Lake & Bay Area
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
- master-planned subdivisions
- waterfront townhomes
- garden apartments
- acreage lots toward the county line
Corridors
- I-45 (Gulf Freeway)
- NASA Parkway
- SH 146
Anchors
- NASA Johnson Space Center
- Port Houston — Bayport and Barbours Cut terminals
- Kemah Boardwalk
Example communities
Other regions
Sources and review date
- NASA — Johnson Space CenterSource checked July 18, 2026
- Port Houston — container terminal gate locationsSource checked July 18, 2026
- Kemah Boardwalk — official siteSource checked July 18, 2026
Page information last reviewed July 18, 2026