City Shift

Houston’s Hottest Neighborhoods Aren’t in Houston Anymore

Data reveals how affordability, housing supply, and climate risk are reshaping where Houstonians can afford to live.

03/16/2026 By Sofia Gonzalez and Brittany Britto Garley

City Limits?

Living in the Sprawl: What Counts as Houston?

From Montrose to Katy, the question of where Houston begins—and ends—has never been harder to answer.

12/18/2025 By Erica Cheng

Editor's Note

In Houston Restaurants, ‘Fusion’ Doesn’t Have to Be a Negative

The word used to feel like a slur. Not anymore.

09/16/2025 By Brittany Britto Garley

Pack Up The Uhaul

Houston Charts List for Top Moving Destinations

For annual movers, Houston has become a prime destination.

05/17/2022 By Jessica Lodge

Increase in Growth

Everyone Wants A Piece of Houston

Life during the pandemic is not complete without a safe move to Bayou City.

12/22/2021 By Shelby Stewart

Business is booming

Houston Is the 13th Fastest-growing Large Metro Area in the U.S.

From 2015 - 2020, Houston saw a 7.3 percent increase in population.

09/01/2021 By Shelby Stewart

Ice House

Conroe Is the Fastest Growing City in America. Why?

Its authentic downtown, low cost of living, and life on the lake attract the masses.

08/21/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Best Neighborhoods 2020

Futurama: What’s Next for Houston’s Neighborhoods?

We asked the experts on population, workability, walkability and more.

03/31/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

No Limits

Can't Stop, Won't Stop: Houston Just Keeps Getting Bigger

Houston and Harris County led the nation in population growth last year.

03/24/2016 By Katharine Shilcutt

Dept. of Fact Checking

Is Houston’s Population Really About to Surpass Chicago’s?

Everyone’s saying it, so it must be true...right?

11/29/2015 By Steven Devadanam

Humor

Nobody Passes Us in the Population Rankings

Watch your back, San Antonio.

03/09/2015 By Michael Hardy

Houstonia Magazine

Populations