Afton Oaks, Houston, Texas
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Afton Oaks is a deed-restricted Inner Loop residential community of approximately 525 homes in Houston, Texas, United States. [1] Afton Oaks is located inside Interstate 610 between Uptown Houston and Highland Village. The neighborhood is bounded on the north by Westheimer Rd., on the east by Union Pacific railroad tracks, on the south by US 59, and on the west by I-610.
Afton Oaks contains many homes built in the 1950s. The civic association was chartered in 1955. The Civic Club has contracted with BFI to provide "back door" garbage service two times per week.[1]
Afton Oaks is served by the Houston City Council District G. Afton Oaks is in Texas's 7th congressional district.[2]
Driven by a strong Houston economy and boasting a convenient location near The Houston Galleria, property values in Afton Oaks have steadily increased over the past few years. A walk around the neighborhood shows an actively traded realty market, with many recently-built homes listed for well over $1,000,000, and "tear-downs" listed for up to $500,000. The 2006 average sales price (per square foot of structure area) for homes in Afton Oaks was around $200 per square foot, up around 40% from 2004.
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[edit] History
In the early 1950s the farming and ranching land owned by the O'Meara and Stahlman families became primed for development. On it Afton Oaks opened in stages mainly between 1951 and 1959. Construction of newer two-story brick and stucco homes began in the 1980s.[3]
[edit] Education
[edit] Primary and secondary schools
[edit] Public schools
Afton Oaks is zoned to Houston ISD schools.
Afton Oaks is zoned to:
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[edit] Private schools
Nearby K-12 private schools include the St. John's School and The Kinkaid School.
Nearby K-8 private schools include River Oaks Baptist School.
[edit] Police service
The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's Central Patrol Division[7], headquartered at 61 Riesner.[8] The Civic Club contracts with an organization of off-duty Houston Police Department officers to patrol the neighborhood.[9]
[edit] Media
The Houston Chronicle is the area regional newspaper.
The River Oaks Examiner is a local newspaper distributed in the community.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ "Afton Oaks Garbage Collection." Afton Oaks.
- ^ "Congressional District 7." National Atlas of the United States.
- ^ "Welcome to the Neighborhood!" Afton Oaks.
- ^ "St. George Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Lanier Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Lamar High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Crime Statistics for Central Patrol Division." City of Houston.
- ^ "VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM - Citizens Offering Police Support." City of Houston.
- ^ "Afton Oaks Patrol Service." Afton Oaks.
- ^ "About Us." Examiner News.
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