A Fantastic Place to Live

Katy is in the Greater Houston area, a significant suburb in the western part of the Houston Metropolitan area. 

Katy was founded in 1845 after James Crawford received a land grant to settle the area; Mr. Crawford named the settlement Cane Island. The city was renamed Katy and officially incorporated as a city in 1945. 

Katy was the home of the nomadic Karankawa Indian tribe for centuries. In the early 1800s, Spanish missionaries and explorers arrived in the area. Although there was tension and some violence between the two groups, there were positive interactions, and both groups learned from one another. The tribe did not convert to Catholicism; Spanish missionaries left in the early 1830s, more than a decade before James Crawford settled the area. At the end of the 19th century, few Karankawa Indians remained from disease and confrontations with other Indian tribes. 

There are numerous freeways in and around Katy. Interstate 10 and U.S. 90 run side-by-side, connecting the city to Houston and San Antonio. 

U.S. Highway 59 connects Katy to Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston. State Highway 99 is just outside Katy and makes a large half-loop around the outer suburbs of the Houston Metropolitan area. View all the freeways and interstates in and around Katy on Google Maps. 

Katy Independent School District (KISD) is widely recognized as an excellent district, receiving an "A+" grade from Niche.com. It ranks as the number one school district in Houston and is among the top 15 in Texas.

The city has ten diverse parks operated and maintained by the Katy Parks and Recreation Department. These parks provide recreational spaces for residents and visitors and host multiple events throughout the year, contributing to the community's high quality of life.

Katy holds a distinctive position. Situated 30 miles west of Houston, it uniquely straddles three counties: Harris, Waller and Fort Bend.