HUNTERS CREEK VILLAGE - HOUSTON, TX

Located just beyond the western boundaries of the City of Houston lies the City of Hunters Creek Village. Begun as a timber cutting camp by German immigrants, Hunters Creek Village grew to include first a sawmill and a few dwellings. Over the next few decades, a church, a school and more homes were added until the village grew to become a family-oriented community with its own government and municipal court. Hunters Creek is part of the Spring Branch Independent School District, with Hunters Creek Elementary School located within the city limits. The village now boasts more than 4,000 residents, of which the majority are families.

Hunters Creek Village was incorporated in the 1950s, ensuring that it would not be annexed to Houston, but remain an independent community. This timely move allowed the village (which along with others that, together, form the Memorial Villages super neighborhood) to retain its own unique identity as a small (two square miles), safe city in which to live, work and raise a family, with an easy commute to Houston for employment opportunities, shopping and big city sports and entertainment.

The government of the City of Hunters Creek Village is comprised of a mayor and five City Council members. Law enforcement and a fire department are shared with two nearby villages. The village boasts its own court system with a courtroom and a prosecutor’s office located in the City Hall building. A presiding judge and three associate judges ensure that the wheels of justice keep turning smoothly.

According to the 2020 Census, the median age in Hunter’s Creek Village is 47.4 years old. Youths 19 and under make up just under 30% of the population, followed by ages 40-59 at approximately 25%, age 60 and older at just over 20% and ages 20-39 at approximately 15%. The overwhelming majority of residents are Caucasian. Most of the adult population consists of married couples living together.

The median income in Hunters Creek Village is higher than other Texas cities, making it, as of March 2025, the wealthiest community in the state. This allows the city to invest in hiking and bike trails, as well as other amenities for all of its residents including seven parks featuring a variety of recreational opportunities such as tennis, volleyball and basketball courts, fishing docks, toddler play areas, walking paths, a pavilion and a dog park. A farmers market is held in the village once a month, featuring food, plants and handicrafts.

Although Hunters Creek is a high-income community, it has a wholesome, small town atmosphere. From combined parades with other Memorial Villages, to a mayor whose quarterly communications are replete with folksy humor and occasional poetry, The City of Hunters Creek Village is a fun and friendly place to put down roots.