Greater Houston

Stafford

What renting and buying in Stafford looks like right now, from today’s HAR listings. Stafford is an incorporated city in Fort Bend and Harris counties.

Stafford at a glance

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Nearby

  1. ParkTerry Hershey Park1.5 mi
  2. ShoppingClub Westside1.6 mi
  3. HospitalWest Houston Medical Center1.7 mi
Schools by TEA rating
Spring Branch ISD
  1. 4A
  2. 4B
  3. 3C
  4. 1D
  5. 0F
School districts
Spring Branch ISD, Houston ISD, Alief ISD

Around Stafford

Stafford, its schools and the places around it

Schools within 2 miles of Stafford

SchoolGradesDistrict2026 TEA rating
Ashford ElElementary · Pre-K to 5Houston ISDA
Askew ElElementary · Pre-K to 5Houston ISDC
Meadow Wood ElElementary · Pre-K to 5Spring Branch ISDB
Nottingham ElElementary · K to 5Spring Branch ISDA
Outley ElElementary · Pre-K to 4Alief ISDB
Ray Daily ElElementary · Pre-K to 5Houston ISDC
Shadowbriar ElElementary · Pre-K to 5Houston ISDB
Thornwood ElElementary · Pre-K to 5Spring Branch ISDB
Budewig IntMiddle · 5 to 6Alief ISDD
Spring Forest MiddleMiddle · 6 to 8Spring Branch ISDC
Stratford H SHigh · 9 to 12Spring Branch ISDA
Spring Branch Academic InstituteOther · 1 to 12Spring Branch ISDA

Places you’d know in Stafford

  1. ParkTerry Hershey Park1.5 mi
  2. ShoppingClub Westside1.6 mi
  3. HospitalWest Houston Medical Center1.7 mi
  4. StadiumDarrell Tully Stadium1.8 mi
  5. HospitalNexus Children's Hospital1.9 mi
  6. MuseumAltharetta Yeargin Art Museum2.2 mi
  7. MuseumHouston Audubon Society Museum2.3 mi
  8. StadiumCrump Stadium2.8 mi
  9. CollegeHouston City College Northwest - Spring Branch Campus3.4 mi
  10. LakeArthur Storey Park Stormwater Detention Basin4.4 mi
  11. AirportWest Houston Airport6.2 mi
  12. AttractionTrack 216.9 mi

From official public records

Stafford in public figures

Stafford

  • New homes permitted, January to August
    2025262
    2026354
    up 35% from the same months of 2025

    Stafford: 354 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, up 35% from the same months of 2025.

  • Sales tax paid to the city
    Oct 2025$2,137,608Oct 2026$2,574,952
    up 2% from Oct 2025

    Stafford: sales tax paid to the city in October 2026 up 20% from a year earlier.

Fort Bend County

  • New homes permitted, January to August
    20258,002
    20267,275
    down 9% from the same months of 2025

    Fort Bend County: 7,275 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 9% from the same months of 2025.

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

    Fort Bend 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 soon67
    Estimated cost of those projects$612 million

    Fort Bend County: 67 state highway projects under construction or starting soon, estimated $612 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%.