Men work on framing of homes in a subdivision. Montgomery officials expect the city's population to double to 4,000 residents in several years, spurred by plans for a new 80-acre subdivision with more than 300 homes.
The Courier of Montgomery County
By Michael Garcia - michael.d.garcia@chron.com
December 6, 2022
Montgomery officials expect the city's population to double to 4,000 residents within five years, spurred in part by plans for a new 80-acre subdivision with more than 300 homes.
Dave McCorquodale, interim city administrator and director of planning and development, said the city's growth trajectory is exciting.
"I've lived here for 17 years ... I think the population was about 500," he said of the city that sits west of Lake Conroe with approximately 2,000 residents.
In all, Montgomery is expected to grow with 1,500 additional homes to be constructed in the next five years. McCorquodale noted Montgomery is seeing Conroe's booming residential development head west down Texas 105 toward the city. "We really are ... right at the ... boundary of development," he said.
Mayor Byron Sanford said growth also is coming from the western U.S. and neighboring counties such as Harris, with some people moving further away from Houston's metropolitan core.
"My neighborhood alone has quite a number of people from California, Arizona ... as well as New York (and) Ohio," he said, noting Red Bird Meadows is one of the biggest development projects in the city.
Red Bird Meadows, located south of Montgomery High School, is expected to add more than 500 single-family homes.
Developers entered into an agreement with the city in May.
McCorquodale said the city has seen an increase in interest from developers. "We really started seeing it just before (the COVID-19 pandemic)," he said. "We've seen a definite increase in the past 18 months."
He also said he's looking forward for job opportunities to continue to grow within the city.
"That's one of the things we're excited about is attracting some high quality employers that ... increase the ability for folks to live and work in Montgomery, without having to drive into ... Houston, The Woodlands, or Conroe ... for work."