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Retire To The Woodlands, TX
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The Woodlands, Texas is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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The Woodlands, Texas
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The Woodlands, Texas


The Woodlands Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Montgomery County blank blank 455,746
The Woodlands 29,205 55,649 93,847



The Woodlands
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$261,352-1.5%
Mar $258,013 . .
Feb $264,396 . .
Jan $261,466 . .
2011 .$265,2481.9%
2010 .$260,2378.4%
2009 .$239,990-0.9%
2008 . $242,154 -2.6%
2007 . $248,701 17.6%
2006 . $211,505 4.4%
2005 . $202,554 -6.2%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. The Woodlands GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $261,352 $276,000
Nearest Big City Houston na
Home Sales Price in Houston $156,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 168% of Houston home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. The Woodlands GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $261,352 $276,000
Monthly Rent $1,241 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 14.1 times the annual rent 14.7



The Woodlands
Cost of Living (2012)
112% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



The Woodlands Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 8.1% -- 11* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 102 days 31* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



The Woodlands Building Permits
(single family homes)
Montgomery County
2010 2,683
2009 2,737
2008 3,539
2007 5,010
2006 7,308
2005 6,455



The Woodlands Interactive Maps


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