[Greater Houston](https://www.havlo.group/neighborhoods) # Hempstead What renting and buying in Hempstead looks like right now, from today’s HAR listings. Hempstead is an incorporated city in Waller County. > Homes for rent and sale in Hempstead, Texas (Waller County). Live HAR market data, homes and official sources, from Havlo. Page: https://www.havlo.group/neighborhoods/hempstead · Markdown: https://www.havlo.group/neighborhoods/hempstead.md · Read on 2026-10-15 Nearby 1. Stadium **Bobcat Stadium** 0.8 mi 2. Stadium **Panther Stadium** 5.2 mi 3. College **Prairie View A&M University** 5.7 mi Schools by TEA rating **Hempstead ISD** 1. 0 A 2. 1 B 3. 2 C 4. 0 D 5. 0 F - **School district**: Hempstead ISD [Source](https://www.havlo.group/sources#src-market) ## Homes for rent in Hempstead now HAR lists 17 homes for rent here now. Under HAR's IDX rules, other brokers' listings are shown only on Havlo's own pages, with their listing broker named. Follow the link to see them. 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Around Hempstead ## Hempstead, its schools and the places around it Map of the place with schools and nearby amenities ### Schools within 2 miles of Hempstead | School | Grades | District | 2026 TEA rating | |---|---|---|---| | [Hempstead El](https://txschools.gov/?id=237902101&lng=en&tab=performance%7Caccountability&view=school) | Elementary · K to 5 | Hempstead ISD | C | | [Hempstead Middle](https://txschools.gov/?id=237902041&lng=en&tab=performance%7Caccountability&view=school) | Middle · 6 to 8 | Hempstead ISD | B | | [Hempstead H S](https://txschools.gov/?id=237902001&lng=en&tab=performance%7Caccountability&view=school) | High · 9 to 12 | Hempstead ISD | C | [Source](https://www.havlo.group/sources#src-schools) ### Places you’d know in Hempstead 1. Stadium **Bobcat Stadium** **0.8** mi 2. Stadium **Panther Stadium** **5.2** mi 3. College **Prairie View A&M University** **5.7** mi 4. Lake **Rolling Hills Lake** **6.0** mi 5. Lake **Japhet Lake** **9.1** mi [Source](https://www.havlo.group/sources#src-osm) From official public records ## Hempstead in public figures ### Hempstead - New homes permitted, January to August 2025 **33** 2026 **31** down 6% from the same months of 2025 Hempstead: 31 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 6% from the same months of 2025. - Sales tax paid to the city Oct 2025 **$251,143** Oct 2026 **$225,531** down 1% from Oct 2025 Hempstead: sales tax paid to the city in October 2026 down 10% from a year earlier. ### Waller County - New homes permitted, January to August 2025 **259** 2026 **203** down 22% from the same months of 2025 Waller County: 203 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 22% from the same months of 2025. - Flood map revisions Flood map revisions (FEMA LOMR) **0** took effect in the 12 months to 2026-10-12 Waller 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 soon **26** Estimated cost of those projects **$68 million** [TxDOT Project Tracker](https://apps3.txdot.gov/apps-cq/project_tracker/) lists each project. Waller County: 26 state highway projects under construction or starting soon, estimated $68 million (as of 2026-10-12). ### Greater Houston - Week to 2026-10-12, against the same week last year New listings **3,369** down 4% from a year earlier Pending sales **1,531** down 22% from a year earlier Closings **1,137** down 11% from a year earlier Greater 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 2025 **44,762** 2026 **39,732** down 11% from the same months of 2025 Greater Houston: 39,732 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 11% from the same months of 2025. - Jobs and unemployment, August 2026 Jobs **3,495,300** up 1.3% from a year earlier Unemployment rate **5.0%** up 0.1 points from a year earlier Greater Houston: 3,495,300 jobs in August 2026, up 1.3% from a year earlier; unemployment rate 5.0%. 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