Communities and neighborhoods of Katy, Texas

This page is the honest map of the Katy area. Every community below is labeled with its true geography, whether it sits in Katy city limits, in unincorporated greater Katy, or in an adjacent town such as Fulshear, and with its school district where we have a verified source. Four communities have full guides; the rest are accurate overviews we will deepen over time. We would rather have one correct paragraph than a shiny page of guesses.

Full community guides

Illustrative image of lakeside homes in a Katy-area master-planned community like Cinco Ranch

Greater Katy · Unincorporated Fort Bend County

Cinco Ranch

The largest and best-known Katy-area community, with thousands of homes, a ribbon of lakes, 40+ miles of trails and its own retail hubs. Zoned to Katy ISD (Cinco Ranch High School). Built from the 1980s onward, its name is Spanish for "five ranches".

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Illustrative image of the historic main street character of Old Town Katy

City of Katy · The historic core

Old Katy · Old Town

The original town, around the railroad depot that gave Katy its start. Old Town is the City of Katy at its most walkable: boutiques, coffeehouses, No Label Brewing and the festivals that anchor the city calendar.

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Illustrative image of waterfront homes around a lake in Grand Lakes

Greater Katy · Fort Bend County (small Harris County portion)

Grand Lakes

A gated and open community built around two large lakes with a town-center feel, minutes from Cinco Ranch and the Grand Parkway. Zoned to Katy ISD (Seven Lakes High School).

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Illustrative image of a creek winding through ranch country near Cross Creek Ranch

Fulshear area · Unincorporated Fort Bend County

Cross Creek Ranch

A resort-style community best known for its pools, ponds and trails, associated primarily with Fulshear rather than Katy. School zoning is split: the east side is Katy ISD, the west side Lamar CISD, so verify by address.

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Accurate overviews, to be deepened

These communities each deserve a full guide. Until then, here is what we can verify today, with geography and school district clearly stated.

Seven Meadows

Greater Katy · Unincorporated Fort Bend County

An established, heavily wooded community west of Grand Parkway with several neighborhood lakes and pools.

Katy ISD, zoned to Seven Lakes High School

Firethorne

Greater Katy · Unincorporated Fort Bend County

A greenspace-driven community built around a central park, golf-course-adjacent homes and miles of trails. Verify zoning by address.

Mostly Katy ISD; a small western section is Lamar CISD

Tamarron

Greater Katy · Unincorporated Fort Bend County

A growing community near the Grand Parkway-FM 1093 corridor with resort pools and a planned town center.

Lamar CISD (Tamarron Elementary)

Elyson

Greater Katy · Unincorporated Fort Bend County

One of the newer Katy ISD master plans, built around a large central park and lakes with an aggressive amenity program.

Katy ISD (growing set of campuses)

Cane Island

Inside Katy city limits · Waller County

Reported as the first major master-planned community inside Katy city limits, north of I-10, with Katy police and city services.

Katy ISD

Jordan Ranch

Fulshear · Unincorporated Fort Bend County

A family-focused community with a well-known splash pad and pool, one of the anchors of the fast-growing FM 1093 corridor.

Lamar CISD, zoned to Fulshear High School

Sunterra

Greater Katy / Fulshear edge · Unincorporated Fort Bend County

A new master plan straddling both districts; Katy ISD opened an elementary on the community site, so confirmation by address is essential.

Katy ISD and Royal ISD sections

Firefly

Greater Katy / Fulshear edge · Unincorporated Fort Bend County

A newer community on the Katy-Fulshear edge of Fort Bend County. We do not yet have a verified single-school-district label, so confirm before relying on it.

Varies; verify with the district

How to read this page

Three labels that mean different things

City of Katy: inside the incorporated city limits, with Katy city services and police. Despite its name, the City of Katy is a modest small town, and few of the region's big master plans are inside it. Cane Island and Old Town are the notable exceptions.

Greater Katy: unincorporated Fort Bend or Harris County land with a Katy mailing address. This is where Cinco Ranch, Grand Lakes, Seven Meadows, Firethorne, Elyson, Sunterra and the rest actually sit. Residents are governed by the county, MUDs and community associations, not by Katy city government.

Katy ISD: the school district that covers most of this geography and reaches into parts of three counties (Harris, Fort Bend, Waller). Attendance is set by exact address, so neighboring communities can feed different schools and even different districts.

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