Access requests
Residents request access devices and pool passes through the association’s site 1.
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Kingwood & Lake Houston Guide
To compare Summerwood homes for sale in Houston, request a current home list from Peaches Brown and compare HOA amenities, utility districts, school zones and flood maps for each address. Summerwood’s community association describes a neighborhood along the shores of Lake Houston with two pools, pocket parks and walking paths that wind around the community and along the lake 1. Here’s what to check before you buy or sell there.
Amenities
The association lists two clubhouse facilities, two pools, a splash pad, tennis courts, and trails and parks 2. Its home page adds a pond for catch-and-release fishing and paths along the lake 1.
Utility districts and taxes
The association says Summerwood is part of three Municipal Utility Districts 1, so the MUD and its tax rate can differ by section. Find the districts on the parcel’s HCAD record 3, look each one up in TCEQ’s Water Districts Database 4, and compare rates on the Harris County Tax Office’s jurisdiction table 5.
Ask your lender to use the full combined tax rate for the exact parcel, not an average for the area.
Have your current tax statement and MUD information ready; buyers will ask.
Jurisdiction and schools
Summerwood’s office has a Houston mailing address 2, but a mailing city doesn’t confirm city limits or the school district. The HCAD record lists every taxing unit for the parcel 3. For schools, start with TEA’s School District Locator, which TEA calls approximate, and confirm with the district 6.
If the record shows City of Houston, City services and taxes apply; if not, the county and utility districts provide them.
Ask the management company for the restrictions that apply to the specific section 1.
Flood research
Map the address in the Harris County Flood Education Mapping Tool for the floodway and 1% and 0.2% floodplains 7, then download the effective FEMA FIRM 8. For context, the City is designing a Lake Houston Dam spillway project that would add 11 tainter gates 9.
Ask for the seller’s disclosure, any elevation certificate and insurance history.
Get flood insurance quotes during your option period.
Common Questions
The association lists two clubhouse facilities, two pools, a splash pad, tennis courts, and trails and parks 2, plus walking paths along the lake 1.
Yes. The association says Summerwood is part of three Municipal Utility Districts 1. Look up each district in TCEQ’s Water Districts Database and compare rates with the Harris County Tax Office 45.
Check the specific address in TEA’s School District Locator, which TEA describes as approximate, and confirm the assignment with the district before you rely on it 6.
Sources
Verify details for a specific address with the official source before you make a decision.