CYPRESS REAL ESTATE
Cypress (often referred to as Cypress-Fairbanks, or Cy-Fair) is located along U.S. Highway 290 (Northwest Freeway) twenty miles northwest of downtown Houston.
The area around which Cypress now sits was populated by Atakapan Indian tribes, but they soon disappeared after the appearance of German settlers in the 1840's whose heritage is most notably reflected in the names of some of the major thoroughfares of the area, such as Huffmeister and Telge Roads. The area was mostly rural until the 1980's when developers began construction of several master-planned communities. The area is often referred to as Cy-Fair or Cypress-Fairbanks, which comes from the Cypress and Fairbanks volunteer fire departments joining together to form the Cypress-Fairbanks Volunteer Fire Department (now known simply as Cy-Fair VFD). The Cy-Fair VFD is the largest volunteer fire department in the United States with 12 stations.
Cypress includes one of the most affluent zip codes in Harris County with nearly 77% of the population having an income over $50,000 and 42.65% earning over $100,000.
Cypress is home to the trailhead of the planned Cypress Creek Greenway Project, a major parks project which will link major anchor parks along the entirety of Cypress Creek via a greenbelt complete with hike & bike trails, horseback riding, canoeing and other attractions for outdoors/nature enthusiasts. It will link up with the planned Spring Creek Greenway northeast of Interstate 45.
Cypress has numerous golf courses, including Longwood Golf Club, Blackhorse, Houston National, Cypress Lakes, Cypress Golf Club and Hearthstone Country Club.
Cypress is served by Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, the third largest school district in the State of Texas and one of the fastest growing in the United States. CFISD serves more than 92,000 students, as of 2006. Private schools are well represented in the area as well.
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