Get to Know Texas Medical Center

Texas Medical Center covers just over two square miles and is the largest medical complex in the world, with more than 60 medical institutions clustered together. Though part of central Houston, Med Center is a mini-city of sorts — one made up of world-renowned hospitals, medical schools, and research institutions — and has some residential housing interspersed between the medical buildings, as well as some gated communities close to campus. Most of the options are rentals, including many luxury apartments in a spate of new condominium buildings that boast plenty of amenities. Texas Medical Center employs more than 106,000 people and has a vibrant and tight-knit community: The Texas Medical Center Orchestra is one of the best community orchestras in the country, made up of musicians who are also health professionals. The orchestra raises money for charities and works closely with local schools to provide music education and performances.

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Living in Houston

Houston is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, and the high level of happiness of Houstonians — whether they’re born-and-bred natives or recent transplants — makes it clear why H-Town has become so hot. Over the years, Houston’s sprawl has incorporated most of the surrounding region into Greater Houston, but the Inner Loop of Houston is still the heart of the city. The Inner Loop neighborhoods are a marvel of urban cool, with walkability scores that defy the stereotype of Texas gridlock. In 1998, Houston shrank the minimum lot size from 5,000 square feet to 1,400 square feet, starting a new era of townhouse development that changed the density of the city. With each successive wave of population growth, Houston keeps evolving, and gradually, a superlative food scene has blossomed. Locals know that the best way to live is one bite at a time, and there’s no shortage of great eateries in this food-obsessed town.