An Ultra High Definition 4K Driving Tour of Bunker Hill Village, Texas.
Join me on a driving tour of Bunker Hill Village in Texas. Bunker Hill Village is part of the Memorial Villages and is not part of Houston, but its own independent municipality. As Houston expanded west and annexed suburban areas, Bunker Hill Village did not get annexed and remained a small town. Bunker Hill Village is a residential neighborhood with many single family homes and big leafy trees. The population of Bunker Hill Village is less than 4000 people. The homes in Bunker Hill Village are very large, many of the older homes on big lots with large yards are being torn down and replaced with newer, larger homes. It is a quiet suburban neighborhood with many families.
Where is Bunker Hill Village?
Bunker Hill Village is located on the western side of Houston just south of I-10. The western edge of Bunker Hill Village is roughly by Strey Lane. The eastern edge is Blalock Road, with the western half of Blalock Road falling in Bunker Hill and the eastern half falling in the adjacent Piney Point Village. The northern edge is Taylorcrest and the southern edge loosely follows Memorial Drive. Bunker Hill Village is entirely located within Harris County, Texas.
History of Bunker Hill Village
Bunker Hill was incorporated as a municipality in 1954. It was originally settled by German immigrants and was known for having a sawmill. In the 1950s a number of suburbs began to be developed in the surrounding area. In the 1960s Houston annexed a lot of other unincorporated communities in the area. Since Bunker Hill, as well as some of the other Memorial Villages, was already incorporated it did not get incorporated into Houston. This has created a small island of suburbs within Houston.
What are the Memorial Villages?
The Memorial Villages are a collection of four suburbs on the western side of Houston that did not get incorporated into the City of Houston as the city expanded and annexed unincorporated areas nearby. There are four municipalities that make up the Memorial Villages. They include Hunters Creek, Piney Point, Bunker Hill and Hedwig Village. Collectively the villages have a population of approximately 50,000 people. All four villages are predominately suburban residential areas with mostly single family houses. The four villages work together to share resources and municipal services between each other.
Bunker Hill Village Schools
School District
Bunker Hill Village is predominately zoned to Spring Branch Independent School District (SBISD), as opposed to the much larger Houston Independent School District (HISD) that most parts of Houston are zoned to. SBISD is not solely students living in the Memorial Villages, many parts of Houston are also zoned to SBISD.
Preschool
Wildcat Way
12754 Kimberley Ln, Houston, TX 77024
Website
Elementary Schools
Students living in the area are primarily zoned to either Bunker Hill Elementary School or Frostwood Elementary School, but there are some that are zoned to Memorial Drive Elementary School.
Bunker Hill Elementary School
11950 Taylorcrest, Houston, TX 77024
https://bhe.springbranchisd.com
Frostwood Elementary School
12214 Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77024
https://fwe.springbranchisd.com/
Memorial Drive Elementary School
11202 Smithdale Rd, Houston, TX 77024
https://mde.springbranchisd.com/
Middle School
Bunker Hill is split between being zoned to two different middle schools, Memorial Middle School and Spring Branch Middle School.
Memorial Middle School
12550 Vindon Dr, Houston, TX 77024
https://mms.springbranchisd.com
Spring Branch Middle School
1000 Piney Point Rd, Houston, TX 77024
https://sbm.springbranchisd.com
High School
Memorial Senior High School
935 Echo Ln, Houston, TX 77024
mhs.springbranchisd.com
What is there to do in Bunker Hill Village?
Most people living in Bunker Hill take advantage of the amenities nearby in Houston for recreation, as the village is primarily a residential area. Bunker Hill is a short distance from City Centre, Memorial City Mall and the Galleria which are all large shopping areas.
Visiting Bunker Hill
There are no hotels in Bunker Hill, but there are some hotels nearby in Houston. There are a number of hotels near City Centre and near the Galleria. Hotel Zaza Memorial City is very popular and not too far away.
Housing in Bunker Hill
Most of the housing in Bunker Hill is single family residences. The average home price is very high. Unlike nearby Houston, Bunker Hill has zoning and strict deed restrictions. The lots that the houses are built are on very spacious. Bunker Hill is one of the wealthiest communities in Texas. Houses in Bunker Hill are very expensive and sought after.