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ABOUT MEMORIAL THICKET
Memorial Thicket is a small subdivision located on Memorial Drive in the energy corridor approximately seventeen miles west of downtown Houston.  

Created by the Landar Corporation in 1979, Memorial Thicket is currently made up of 156 single family residences  which range from 2400 to 6800 square feet.  Median home size is 3600 square feet.

According to year 2000 preliminary appraisals provided by Harris County Appraisal District ( see links) ) market value of the homes in Memorial  Thicket ranged from $240,000 to $640,000 with a median value of $330,000.  During the 1999 calendar year, ten homes sold with sales prices ranging from $255,000 to $550,000.

Of the 156 homes in Memorial Thicket, 131 are located in the Houston Independent  School District.  The remaining 25 homes at the southern end of the subdivision fall within the Katy Independent School District.  

All streets in Memorial Thicket are public thoroughfares, however, with a single entrance on Plainwood Drive and twenty four hour guard  service,  Memorial Thicket enjoys a superior measure of security.
 
 
Neighborhood facts (1997)


Number of homes
150
Median price
$289,700
Median price per square foot
$78.29
Median size
3,634 square feet
Median lot size
10,131 square feet
Median year built
1982
Average number of bedrooms
4.0
Average number of baths
3.5
Median estimated tax
$7,687
School districts


Houston I.D.C., Katy I.S.D.
Schools
HISD: Barbara Bush Elementary, West Briar Middle,    and Westside High;
 KISD: Wolfe Elementary, Mayde Creek Junior and Mayde Creek High
Source: Pam Gappa

Market value of the homes in Memorial  Thicket ranged from $240,000 to $640,000 with a median value of $330,000.  During the 1999 calendar year, ten homes sold with sales prices ranging from $255,000 to $550,000.

Of the 156 homes in Memorial Thicket, 131 are located in the Houston Independent  School District.  The remaining 25 homes at the southern end of the subdivision fall within the Katy Independent School District.  

All streets in Memorial Thicket are public thoroughfares, however, with a single entrance on Plainwood Drive and twenty four hour guard  service,  Memorial Thicket enjoys a superior measure of security.