remodeled houses range from $200,000 ($ considering inflation) to $300,000 ($ considering inflation). As of 2011 many homeowners tore down the original houses to build new houses. Jason Light of the real estate firm Light Group said that he had seen old houses torn down for larger new ones beginning in 2005, that few teardowns occurred during the Great Recession, but that around 2011 teardowns were beginning to reoccur. Light said that other families instead choose to remodel their older houses. Government and infrastructure Local government Almost all of Oak Forest is located in Houston City Council District C. A small portion is in council district A. The Houston Fire Department operates Station 13 Oak Forest at 2215 West 43rd Street; Station 13 is part of Fire District 31. The area is within the Houston Police Department's North Patrol Division with headquarters at 9455 West Montgomery Road. The Near North Storefront is located at 1335 West 43rd Street. County, federal, and state representation Oak Forest is within Harris County Precinct 4. Harris County Hospital District operates the Northwest Health Center at 1100 West 34th Street. The United States Postal Service Oak Forest Post Office is located at 2499 Judiway Street. As of 2011 a proposed U.S. Congressional district would put Oak Forest in the same district as Rye, Texas. Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Northwest Health Center for the ZIP codes 77018 and 77092. The nearest public hospital is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. Education Primary and secondary education Public schools Oak Forest's public schools are operated by Houston Independent School District. The community is divided between Trustee District I and Trustee District VII. Elementary schools that serve Oak Forest include: Oak Forest Elementary School Garden Oaks Elementary School Katherine Smith Elementary School Stevens Elementary School Benbrook Elementary School Wainwright Elementary School In 2011 Jason Light of the real estate firm Light Group said many families were moving into Oak Forest and building new houses since Oak Forest Elementary "is a top-rated school." Parts of Oak Forest in the east are served by Frank Black Middle School, while parts of Oak Forest in the west are served by Clifton Middle School. Both Oak Forest Elementary and Frank M. Black Middle are on a single piece of property in Oak Forest Section 2. Parts of Oak Forest in the east are served by