[Greater Houston](https://www.havlo.group/neighborhoods) # Kemah What renting and buying in Kemah looks like right now, from today’s HAR listings. Kemah is an incorporated city in Galveston County. > Homes for rent and sale in Kemah, Texas (Galveston County). Live HAR market data, homes and official sources, from Havlo. Page: https://www.havlo.group/neighborhoods/kemah · Markdown: https://www.havlo.group/neighborhoods/kemah.md · Read on 2026-10-15 Nearby 1. Attraction **Boardwalk Bullet** 0.3 mi 2. Attraction **Kemah Boardwalk** 0.3 mi 3. Lake **Jarbo Bayou** 0.7 mi Schools by TEA rating **Clear Creek ISD** 1. 2 A 2. 0 B 3. 2 C 4. 0 D 5. 0 F - **School district**: Clear Creek ISD [Source](https://www.havlo.group/sources#src-market) ## Homes for rent in Kemah now HAR lists 15 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 Kemah ## Kemah, its schools and the places around it Map of the place with schools and nearby amenities ### Schools within 2 miles of Kemah | School | Grades | District | 2026 TEA rating | |---|---|---|---| | [Bay El](https://txschools.gov/?id=084910105&lng=en&tab=performance%7Caccountability&view=school) | Elementary · Pre-K to 5 | Clear Creek ISD | C | | [I W And Eleanor Hyde El](https://txschools.gov/?id=084910120&lng=en&tab=performance%7Caccountability&view=school) | Elementary · Pre-K to 5 | Clear Creek ISD | A | | [Lavace Stewart El](https://txschools.gov/?id=084910106&lng=en&tab=performance%7Caccountability&view=school) | Elementary · Pre-K to 5 | Clear Creek ISD | C | | [Lloyd R Ferguson El](https://txschools.gov/?id=084910117&lng=en&tab=performance%7Caccountability&view=school) | Elementary · Pre-K to 5 | Clear Creek ISD | A | [Source](https://www.havlo.group/sources#src-schools) ### Places you’d know in Kemah 1. Attraction **Boardwalk Bullet** **0.3** mi 2. Attraction **Kemah Boardwalk** **0.3** mi 3. Lake **Jarbo Bayou** **0.7** mi 4. Lake **Clear Lake** **2.0** mi 5. Park **Seabrook Wildlife Refuge & Park** **3.1** mi 6. Museum **Bay Area Museum** **3.4** mi 7. Park **Nassau Bay Peninsula Wildlife Park** **3.7** mi 8. Hospital **Houston Methodist Saint John Hospital** **4.0** mi 9. Stadium **Sam Vitanza Stadium** **5.0** mi 10. College **San Jacinto College Maritime Campus** **5.0** mi 11. Shopping **Flyway** **5.9** mi 12. Airport **Ellington Airport** **9.3** mi [Source](https://www.havlo.group/sources#src-osm) From official public records ## Kemah in public figures ### Kemah - New homes permitted, January to August 2025 **98** 2026 **33** down 66% from the same months of 2025 Kemah: 33 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 66% from the same months of 2025. - Sales tax paid to the city Oct 2025 **$390,589** Oct 2026 **$421,682** up 8% from Oct 2025 Kemah: sales tax paid to the city in October 2026 up 8% from a year earlier. ### Galveston County - New homes permitted, January to August 2025 **1,765** 2026 **1,980** up 12% from the same months of 2025 Galveston 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) **0** took effect in the 12 months to 2026-10-12 Galveston 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 **77** Estimated cost of those projects **$562 million** [TxDOT Project Tracker](https://apps3.txdot.gov/apps-cq/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 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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