Cities in the U.S. use several different systems for addresses. In Houston, the address is generally determined by the distance from downtown. Even if you live on a short street, the addresses are usually the same as those of parallel streets nearby. From the City of Houston Addressing and Street Guidebook
There is no grid system used in addressing at the City of Houston, the complexity of the addressing prevents it. The City does work in an outward motion when addressing. As you move away from central Houston the addresses will become larger. Generally starting addresses in new subdivisions or existing subdivisions are generated from existing or parallel addresses. Under normal situations addresses continue from existing ranges with 1 off of the lower range so that there is room to add an address. It is practice to always assign a buffer of 2 or 3 to the beginning and end of a block for future development. If it is a completely new area, you use the block grid pattern of parallel streets to determine what to use and to determine centerline directionality.