Sterling Ridge is located in the southwest section of The Woodlands. Active new construction includes both custom and production home builders. The new YMCA Branch Library, and a Park and Ride facility are located in this village. The Player Course (private) is located in Sterling Ridge. Shopping areas include Sterling Ridge and Terramont Centers.
Neighborhoods in Sterling Ridge: Abram Woods, Archwyck, Artist Grove, Ashbury Square, Bantam Woods, Bardsbrook, Bonny Branch, Bryce Branch, Burberry Park, Cardinal Point, Carmeline, Chantsong, Columbia Crest, Degas Park, Dulcet Hollow, French Oak, Frontera, Galway, Garnet Bend, Gary Glen, Kinghtsgate, Ledgestone, Marquise Oaks, Millsap, Nocturne Woods, Old Sterling, Oriel Oaks, Pendleton Park, Pepperdale, Player Bend, Player Point, Player Woods, Queenscliff, Regan Mead, Regan Mead Way, Rembrandt Way, Rhapsody Bend, Scribewood, Seasons Trace, Shale Creek, Silvermont, Souther Garden, Spindle Tree, Spruce Canyon, St. Peter's Gate, Star Ridge, Sterling Pointe, Strawberry Canyon, Terrace Mill, Veilwood, Venterra, Winsome Path, Winsome, Winterra, Wyckham
- Neighborhoods in the May Valley section of Sterling Ridge include: Almondell, Bloomhill, Clarepoint, Golden Orchard, Hawkhurst, Quillwood, Spindle Tree, Vershire.
- Carlton Woods and Carlton Woodlands Creekside are two gated custom home villages in The Woodlands. The village within Sterling Ridge is built around the private Jack Nicklaus Golf Course. The village in Creekside Park is built around the private Tom Fazio Golf Course.
- Neighborhoods in Carlton Woods: Cartouche, Electra, Gallery Grove, Glensheen, Grand Colonial, Grand Legacy, Kingscote, Maymont, Netherfield, Norlund, Palmiera, Pemberly, Philbrook, Provence