Waller Realtor — Your Guide to Waller, TX Real Estate

Working with a Waller REALTOR®

Search for real estate agents in Waller, TX and you’ll mostly find builder sales offices and national portals, so here’s who you’d be working with: me, personally. I’m a Waller real estate agent, a REALTOR®, and the broker who owns Houston Prime Realty; you can read my background on my About page. Buyers can start with my Buying guide, which lays out each stage from pre-approval to keys, and sellers with how I price and market homes.

I represent buyers and sellers across Waller and the US-290 corridor. For a buyer, that means confirming whether a home is inside the city, which county it’s in, and which MUD it pays before you fall for it, then reviewing the builder’s contract (which is not the standard TREC resale contract) and negotiating for you. For a seller, it means pricing against the right comparable sales, because in-city resale, new subdivisions, and acreage behave like three separate markets inside one ZIP code.

I hold the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designation, I’ve been named a Five Star Professional real estate agent 11 times as featured in Texas Monthly, and clients rate me 5.0 out of 5.0 across 229 verified surveys on HAR.com.

Where “Waller” Starts and Stops

“Waller” can mean four different things, and listing sites rarely say which. The City of Waller is a small incorporated city of 2,682 people at the 2020 Census, covering about 3.7 square miles along US-290 and the rail line. Voters approved incorporation in 1947. ZIP code 77484 is far larger, with about 13,400 residents in 2020, roughly five times the city’s population. Waller County is the county, with its seat in Hempstead. Waller ISD is the school district, which reaches well beyond the city into Hockley and unincorporated Harris County.

Most of the city sits in Waller County, and a strip along its eastern edge is in Harris County. The new subdivisions marketed as Waller are, as far as current records show, outside the city limits and financed through MUDs or water districts, and a few use the Hockley ZIP, 77447. The quickest way to know what you’re buying is the parcel’s list of taxing units on the Waller County Appraisal District or HCAD record: if “City of Waller” isn’t on it, the home is outside the city.

Waller on the US-290 corridor, with Prairie View and Hempstead to the northwest and Hockley and Cypress toward Houston. Pins mark each town’s center, not its city limits. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The Waller Real Estate Market

In August 2026, single-family homes in ZIP 77484 sold at a median price of $323,236, up about 15% from $280,000 a year earlier, according to HAR. There were 85 closed sales that month, and sold homes averaged 69 days on the market, up from 42 a year before. With 524 active listings in September against about 73 sales a month, the ZIP carries roughly 7 months of supply, which puts buyers in a good position to negotiate on price, closing costs, or a builder’s rate buydown.

Prices are holding while homes take longer to sell because most of the inventory is new construction, and builders are competing for the same buyers as resale sellers. The median rent for a house was $1,850 in August 2026. Figures are HAR single-family data for ZIP 77484 as of August–September 2026. The ZIP mixes in-city resale, new subdivisions, and acreage, so ask me for numbers on a specific community.

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Homes by Community Around Waller

Waller itself isn’t a master-planned community. The city grew around its rail line and Main Street, and it has older in-town streets, Beacon Hill, and business parks along US-290. The planned communities are outside the city limits, and the two I watch most closely on the Waller ISD side of the corridor are Dellrose and The Grand Prairie.

• Dellrose — a master-planned community north of US-290 at Bauer Road with its own Bryan Lowe Elementary, feeding Waller Junior High and Waller High School. Read the Dellrose guide → · See Dellrose homes for sale →
• The Grand Prairie — a large, mostly new-construction community on the Hockley–Waller stretch of the corridor, zoned to Holleman Elementary, Waller Junior High, and Waller High School. See The Grand Prairie homes for sale →

Closer to the city, the subdivisions selling under a Waller address include Wildrye (David Weekley and K. Hovnanian), Attwater (Empire and Chesmar, including a 55-plus section), Mustang Meadows (Brohn and Chesmar), Trails at Cochran Ranch (LGI), Oakberry Trails, and Lakeview, where the last estate lots are selling. As of September 2026, new homes across these communities ran from about the low $200,000s to the high $400,000s, with Lakeview’s estate builds well above that. There’s also a steady resale market in acreage around town, from 1-acre homesites to 5-plus-acre tracts, often on a private well and septic system. Builder lineups and pricing change weekly; call or text me at 281-500-7077 for current incentives on any of these.

Looking beyond the corridor? Browse all my neighborhood guides.

Property Taxes in Waller — Check the Parcel Before the Price

A Waller tax bill turns on whether the home is inside the city limits and whether it sits in a MUD, and most listings show neither. Using the 2025 adopted rates per $100 of value, before exemptions:

• Inside the city, Waller County side: about $2.17, or roughly $6,496 a year on a $300,000 home. This includes the City of Waller’s $0.4464 rate.
• Inside the city, Harris County side: about $2.24, or roughly $6,714 a year, because the Harris County units run higher than Waller County’s.
• A typical MUD subdivision outside the city: about $3.12 to $3.22, or roughly $9,356 to $9,656 a year. There’s no city line, but the MUD or water district rate is larger.

Every parcel in these examples also pays Waller ISD ($1.0626) and Waller-Harris ESD 200 ($0.10), which funds fire and EMS. Owner-occupants get a $140,000 school-district homestead exemption, or $200,000 combined for owners 65 and older or disabled, which Texas voters approved in November 2025 and which applies starting with the 2025 tax year; filing is free through the appraisal district. The city has proposed a higher rate for 2026, so I’ll confirm the adopted number on any home you’re weighing. Rates are 2025 adopted rates from the Waller County and Harris County appraisal and tax offices and vary by address. This is general information, not tax advice.

The trade for the city’s tax line is city service: homes inside the limits get city water, sewer, natural gas, and trash pickup and don’t carry MUD debt. On new construction anywhere, the first year’s bill is often based on the land alone, so set your escrow from the finished home’s value. My post on what a MUD district is in Texas explains how those rates work and why they tend to fall over time.

Waller ISD Schools

The City of Waller sits entirely inside Waller ISD, which serves about 10,900 students on 12 campuses and earned a “B” from the Texas Education Agency for 2026, up from “C” in 2025. McReavy Elementary, the district’s campus inside Bridgeland, earned its only “A”; Waller High School and five elementaries, including Bryan Lowe and Cure, were rated “B”; and both junior highs plus Holleman and Roberts Road elementaries were rated “C.” Mary Alice Cure Elementary opened in August 2025, and the district’s second high school, Warren Ranch High School, is scheduled to open in 2028 off Katy-Hockley Road, which will redraw high school zones. Some outlying 77484 addresses fall in Hempstead, Royal, or Katy ISD instead, so always confirm the campuses for a specific address with the Waller ISD locator and verify ratings at txschools.gov.

To shop by school, each of these pages shows the homes for sale zoned to that Waller ISD campus:

• High and junior high: Waller High School · Waller Junior High · Schultz Junior High
• Elementary: Holleman · Fields Store · Cure · H.T. Jones · Turlington · Roberts Road · Bryan Lowe · McReavy

For ratings, feeder patterns, and the neighborhoods each campus serves, see my Waller ISD school directory.

Flood, Utilities, and Other Due Diligence

Flood risk starts with geography. Waller sits near the headwaters of Cypress Creek, which begins where Snake Creek and Mound Creek meet about nine miles southeast of town. The FEMA flood study for Waller County notes that no flood control structures exist in the City of Waller, and a 2012 state-funded study of the upper Cypress Creek watershed evaluated drainage options for the city. Risk varies parcel by parcel, so for any home I pull the FEMA flood map panel, the seller’s flood disclosure and claims history, and an elevation certificate if one exists.

Electric service depends on which side of the city line you’re on. Inside the city, homes are generally in CenterPoint’s deregulated territory, where you choose a retail provider at Power to Choose. Much of rural Waller County is served by San Bernard Electric Cooperative instead, with no choice of provider. Enter the address at Power to Choose; if no plans come up, it’s co-op territory.

The city also supplies water, sewer, natural gas, and trash service inside the limits, and new accounts are opened in person at City Hall. MUD subdivisions are served by their district’s operator, and rural tracts may rely on a private well, septic system, and propane. On acreage, I build a well inspection and septic inspection into the option period.

Living in Waller

Waller keeps a small-town feel: a grid of streets around Main Street and Business 290, City Hall on Farr Street, and the Melanee Smith Memorial Library on Saunders Street, with farmland and acreage all around. Prairie View A&M University is next door in Prairie View, and the Waller County Fair & Rodeo runs each fall at the county fairgrounds in Hempstead. For bigger shopping, most residents head southeast on US-290 toward Cypress and the Grand Parkway, where there’s an H-E-B and the growing medical campus of Memorial Hermann Cypress and Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital.

The commute is the main trade-off. In free-flowing traffic, it’s about 28 minutes to the Grand Parkway, 47 minutes to the Energy Corridor, and 55 minutes to Downtown or the Galleria, and US-290 is essentially the only route in. Drive it at the hour you’d commute before you commit.

Routing estimates as of September 2026; peak-hour times run longer.

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Have a question about a specific address, a builder incentive, school zoning, or what a home’s tax rate would be? Send me a message and I’ll get back to you personally.

Quick Answers

How do I choose a real estate agent in Waller, TX?

Ask each real estate agent questions only someone who works Waller can answer: is this address inside the City of Waller, which county is the parcel in, which MUD or water district does it pay, and which Waller ISD campuses is it zoned to? Then ask to see the comparable sales behind any price they quote, and read verified client reviews on a third-party site like HAR.com. I’m Kevan Pewitt, a Waller REALTOR® and broker-owner of Houston Prime Realty, and I’m glad to be one of the people you interview. My full checklist is in how to choose a REALTOR® in Houston.

What county is Waller, TX in?

Both Waller County and Harris County. Most of the City of Waller is in Waller County, and a strip along its eastern edge is in Harris County. Many homes with a Waller mailing address are outside the city altogether, in unincorporated Waller County. The appraisal district record for the specific parcel settles which county it’s in.

Where is Waller, TX, and how far is it from Houston?

Waller is on US-290 about 43 road miles northwest of Downtown Houston, past Cypress and Hockley and just southeast of Prairie View and Hempstead. In free-flowing traffic it’s about 55 minutes to Downtown and 28 minutes to the Grand Parkway; rush-hour trips take longer.

Is a Waller, TX address inside the City of Waller?

Often it isn’t. ZIP code 77484 had about 13,400 residents in 2020, while the city itself had 2,682, and most of the newer subdivisions sold as Waller are outside the city limits. If “City of Waller” appears among the parcel’s taxing units at the appraisal district, the home is inside the city and pays the city tax rate and gets city utilities.

What are property taxes in Waller, TX?

Using 2025 adopted rates, a home inside the city on the Waller County side pays about $2.17 per $100 of value, or roughly $6,500 a year on $300,000 before exemptions. A typical MUD subdivision outside the city runs about $3.12 to $3.22 per $100, or roughly $9,400 to $9,700 a year. Owner-occupants can claim a $140,000 school homestead exemption, and the adopted rate should always be checked for the specific address.

What school district is Waller, TX in?

The City of Waller is entirely inside Waller ISD, which the Texas Education Agency rated “B” for 2026. Waller ISD’s second high school, Warren Ranch High School, is scheduled to open in 2028. Some outlying 77484 addresses are in Hempstead, Royal, or Katy ISD, so confirm the campuses for the specific address.

What does a real estate buyer’s agent cost in Waller, TX?

There’s no set rate. Compensation is negotiable and is set in a written buyer representation agreement before showings begin, which Texas law has required since January 1, 2026. It can be paid three ways: the seller offers it as part of the listing, you ask for it as a seller concession in your offer, or you pay it at closing. In most of the transactions I close, it’s covered within the deal rather than as an extra out-of-pocket cost, and on new construction we confirm the builder’s terms in writing before your first model-home visit. As a reference point, Clever Real Estate’s August 2026 survey of real estate agents put the average reported buyer’s-side commission in Texas at about 2.87% of the sales price; your agreement can say something different.