Chinagirlkim,
There is every kind of accommodation in the Woodlands (the neighborhood near the American School). Large bungalows down to little
condos and everything in between. The rents have recently gone up and some people are being forced out, so there are fair number available now or will be soon.
The vast majority of people who send their kids to the American school do not live in the Woodlands. It is close to school, but not really close to anything else (town, airport, business district).