The Woodlands Edition | July 2025

BY JESSICA SHORTEN

What they’re saying

Measuring it out

Average age of homeowners in The Woodlands 2018

The average age of homeowners in The Woodlands has also shifted slightly, with the population of homeowners 65 and older growing more than any other segment of homeowners. However, recent redevelopment eorts in areas such as Grogan’s Mill have local leaders hopeful for revitalization amid an inux of younger residents. The redevelopment of the Grogan’s Mill Village Center, which held a grand opening of its retail portion June 25, is planned to help create new community hubs for residents. “Hopefully this is the catalyst that really gets all of our other village centers upgraded and remodeled and redened to attract new restaurants and retail outlets and such,” said Brad Bailey, chair of the township’s board of directors. Despite an increase in the older population of homeowners, residents age 35-64 continue to

“These improvements are...key steps in transforming a newly purchased house

20.2%

15-34: 5,617 35-64: 26,734 65+: 8,189

into a personalized home.” ARTHUR BREDEHOFT, CHAIR, THE WOODLANDS DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS COMMITTEE

13.9%

65.9%

2023

23.6%

15-34: 5,648 35-64: 26,935 65+: 10,074

13.2%

63.1%

“Rebuilds and renovations in the area have been very tasteful, and continued modernization...is welcome

SOURCE: 2023 U.S. CENSUS AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY FIVEYEAR ESTIMATESCOMMUNITY IMPACT

if we can continue to strike this balance.” AARON HOFFSTADTER, PRESIDENT, GROGAN’S MILL VILLAGE ASSOCIATION

comprise the largest portion of homeowners in The Woodlands, according to census data. The number of homeowners age 35-64 still main- tained a 13% market share even with the nearly 4% growth of older homeowners.

Next steps

design criteria. “It’s critical for the quality of life in our community to ensure we have good investment in both people and technology resources so we can continue to maintain this community as the number one community,” Bredehoft said.

want to take a look at [generators], as this is in the top three number of applications that we deal with,” Bredehoft said. Bredehoft said new rules are also being created and aim to be in eect by the end of 2025 to help speed up the process for a resident to apply for a variance to design standards, such as ensuring township design standards supersede neighborhood-speci¥c

Bredehoft said the next area of improvement will be developing the township’s generator standards for residential properties. Their use has increased due to the number of power outages and severe weather events in The Woodlands, he said. “We could also determine that maybe what we have is good, it’s working well and you may not have to make any changes; but we

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