Greater Houston

Shepherd

What renting and buying in Shepherd looks like right now, from today’s HAR listings. Shepherd is an incorporated city in San Jacinto County.

Shepherd at a glance

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Nearby

  1. ParkBig Creek Scenic Area5.6 mi
  2. Attraction3haunts6.6 mi
  3. LakeMcCardell Lake6.7 mi

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Homes in Shepherd now

Every home listed with a Shepherd address, in a master-planned community or not: older neighborhoods, acreage and the city itself.

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Around Shepherd

Shepherd, its schools and the places around it

Places you’d know in Shepherd

  1. ParkBig Creek Scenic Area5.6 mi
  2. Attraction3haunts6.6 mi
  3. LakeMcCardell Lake6.7 mi
  4. LakeSleepy Hollow Lake7.8 mi
  5. LakeGerlach Lake8.2 mi

From official public records

Shepherd in public figures

Shepherd

  • New homes permitted, January to August
    20255
    20265
    about the same from the same months of 2025

    Shepherd: 5 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, about the same from the same months of 2025.

  • Sales tax paid to the city
    Oct 2025$33,746Oct 2026$37,878
    up 12% from Oct 2025

    Shepherd: sales tax paid to the city in October 2026 up 12% from a year earlier.

San Jacinto County

  • New homes permitted, January to August
    2025376
    2026357
    down 5% from the same months of 2025

    San Jacinto County: 357 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 5% from the same months of 2025.

  • Flood map revisions
    Flood map revisions (FEMA LOMR)0took effect in the 12 months to 2026-10-12

    San Jacinto 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 soon19
    Estimated cost of those projects$124 million

    San Jacinto County: 19 state highway projects under construction or starting soon, estimated $124 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 earlier
    Pending sales1,531down 22% from a year earlier
    Closings1,137down 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
    202544,762
    202639,732
    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
    Jobs3,495,300up 1.3% from a year earlier
    Unemployment rate5.0%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%.