Located in Harris County, Texas, Cypress is a community that falls outside the city limits of Houston, yet lies within the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. Situated along U.S. Route 290, also known as the Northwest Freeway, Cypress is approximately 24 miles northwest of Downtown Houston. Notably, the Cypress urban cluster is ranked 50th among the top 100 highest-income urban areas in the United States.
The rural area underwent significant changes in the 1980s with commercial development, turning it into one of the biggest suburban communities in the Houston area.