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Every home listed with a Friendswood address, in a master-planned community or not: older neighborhoods, acreage and the city itself.
Friendswood
What renting and buying in Friendswood looks like right now, from today’s HAR listings. Friendswood is an incorporated city in Galveston and Harris counties.
Friendswood at a glance
Friendswood City HallNearby
- ParkCambridge Village Park0.7 mi
- CollegeRice University South Annex0.8 mi
- ParkWillow Waterhole Greenway0.9 mi
- 3A
- 5B
- 0C
- 0D
- 1F
- School district
- Houston ISD
Around Friendswood
Friendswood, its schools and the places around it
Schools within 2 miles of Friendswood
| School | Grades | District | 2026 TEA rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grissom El | Elementary · Pre-K to 5 | Houston ISD | B |
| Hines-caldwell | Elementary · Pre-K to 5 | Houston ISD | B |
| Hobby El | Elementary · Pre-K to 5 | Houston ISD | B |
| Red El | Elementary · Pre-K to 5 | Houston ISD | B |
| Varnett Charter School | Elementary · Pre-K to 8 | The Varnett Public School | F |
| Lawson Middle | Middle · 6 to 8 | Houston ISD | B |
| Madison H S | High · 9 to 12 | Houston ISD | A |
| Westbury H S | High · 9 to 12 | Houston ISD | A |
| Harmony School Of Ingenuity-houston | Other · 6 to 12 | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | A |
Places you’d know in Friendswood
- ParkCambridge Village Park0.7 mi
- CollegeRice University South Annex0.8 mi
- ParkWillow Waterhole Greenway0.9 mi
- ShoppingMeyer Park Shopping Center1.9 mi
- StadiumButler Stadium2.3 mi
- ShoppingMeyerland Plaza2.8 mi
- StadiumReliant Stadium3.6 mi
- HospitalThe Woman's Hospital of Texas4.3 mi
- HospitalFirst Surgical Hospital4.4 mi
- MuseumMuseum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts4.9 mi
- AttractionHouston Zoo5.8 mi
- LakeArthur Storey Park Stormwater Detention Basin7.5 mi
From official public records
Friendswood in public figures
Friendswood
New homes permitted, January to August 202577202645down 42% from the same months of 2025Friendswood: 45 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 42% from the same months of 2025.
Sales tax paid to the city Oct 2025$1,155,392Oct 2026$1,121,401down 3% from Oct 2025Friendswood: sales tax paid to the city in October 2026 down 3% from a year earlier.
Galveston County
New homes permitted, January to August 20251,76520261,980up 12% from the same months of 2025Galveston County: 1,980 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, up 12% from the same months of 2025.
Flood map revisions Flood map revisions (FEMA LOMR)0took effect in the 12 months to 2026-10-12Galveston County: 0 flood map revisions (FEMA LOMR) took effect in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.
State highway projects State highway projects under construction or starting soon77Estimated cost of those projects$562 millionTxDOT Project Tracker lists each project.
Galveston County: 77 state highway projects under construction or starting soon, estimated $562 million (as of 2026-10-12).
Greater Houston
Week to 2026-10-12, against the same week last year New listings3,369down 4% from a year earlierPending sales1,531down 22% from a year earlierClosings1,137down 11% from a year earlierGreater Houston, week to 2026-10-12: 3,369 new listings (down 4%), 1,531 pending sales (down 22%), 1,137 closings (down 11%), vs the same week last year.
New homes permitted, January to August 202544,762202639,732down 11% from the same months of 2025Greater Houston: 39,732 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 11% from the same months of 2025.
Jobs and unemployment, August 2026 Jobs3,495,300up 1.3% from a year earlierUnemployment rate5.0%up 0.1 points from a year earlierGreater Houston: 3,495,300 jobs in August 2026, up 1.3% from a year earlier; unemployment rate 5.0%.
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