Greater Houston

South Houston

What renting and buying in South Houston looks like right now, from today’s HAR listings. South Houston is an incorporated city in Harris County.

South Houston at a glance

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Nearby

  1. ShoppingFix Crap2.0 mi
  2. ShoppingAlmeda Mall2.8 mi
  3. AirportWilliam P. Hobby Airport2.8 mi
Schools by TEA rating
Pasadena ISD
  1. 1A
  2. 8B
  3. 1C
  4. 2D
  5. 0F
School districts
Pasadena ISD, Houston ISD

Around South Houston

South Houston, its schools and the places around it

Schools within 2 miles of South Houston

SchoolGradesDistrict2026 TEA rating
Freeman ElElementary · Pre-K to 4Pasadena ISDC
Matthys ElElementary · Pre-K to 4Pasadena ISDB
Patterson ElElementary · Pre-K to 5Houston ISDB
Pearl Hall ElElementary · Pre-K to 4Pasadena ISDD
South Houston ElElementary · Pre-K to 4Pasadena ISDB
YES Prep Hobby ElElementary · Pre-K to 3YES Prep Public Schools IncB
Nelda Sullivan MiddleMiddle · 5 to 6Pasadena ISDB
Queens IntMiddle · 7 to 8Pasadena ISDB
Rick Schneider MiddleMiddle · 5 to 6Pasadena ISDD
South Houston IntMiddle · 7 to 8Pasadena ISDB
Stevenson MiddleMiddle · 6 to 8Houston ISDB
YES Prep - HobbyOther · 6 to 12YES Prep Public Schools IncA

Places you’d know in South Houston

  1. ShoppingFix Crap2.0 mi
  2. ShoppingAlmeda Mall2.8 mi
  3. AirportWilliam P. Hobby Airport2.8 mi
  4. HospitalHCA Houston Healthcare Southeast3.1 mi
  5. MuseumGreat Silver Fleet Hangar - 1940 Air Terminal Museum3.2 mi
  6. Museum1940 Air Terminal Museum3.3 mi
  7. ParkMilby Park3.3 mi
  8. HospitalSurgery Specialty Hospitals of America3.5 mi
  9. CollegeEverest Institute Houston Hobby4.2 mi
  10. StadiumBarnett Stadium4.7 mi
  11. CollegeHCC Southeast Campus4.7 mi
  12. ParkLaw Park5.0 mi

From official public records

South Houston in public figures

South Houston

  • New homes permitted, January to August
    202511
    20262
    down 82% from the same months of 2025

    South Houston: 2 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 82% from the same months of 2025.

  • Sales tax paid to the city
    Oct 2025$401,489Oct 2026$435,319
    up 8% from Oct 2025

    South Houston: sales tax paid to the city in October 2026 up 8% from a year earlier.

Harris County

  • New homes permitted, January to August
    202520,327
    202618,596
    down 8% from the same months of 2025

    Harris County: 18,596 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 9% from the same months of 2025.

  • Flood map revisions
    Flood map revisions (FEMA LOMR)6took effect in the 12 months to 2026-10-12

    Harris County: 6 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 soon285
    Estimated cost of those projects$2,321 million

    Harris County: 285 state highway projects under construction or starting soon, estimated $2,321 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%.