The Woodlands, TX - Real Estate The Woodlands is a master-planned community of Montgomery County within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. The Woodlands is conveniently located 28 miles north of Downtown Houston along Interstate 45. Bellaire Champion Forest / 1960 Clear Lake Cypress Cypresswood Friendswood Galleria Heights Katy Katy - Cinco Ranch Kingwood Memorial Meyerland Missouri City Montrose Northwest / SH290 Pearland Pearland - Shadow Creek Ranch Richmond / Rosenberg River Oaks Royal Oaks Country Club Sienna Plantation Spring - Gleannloch Farms Sugar Land Sugar Land - First Colony Sugar Land - Greatwood / River Park Sugar Land - New Territory / Telfair West Houston West University The Woodlands