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Sweeny

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

Sweeny at a glance

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Nearby

  1. HospitalSweeny Community Hospital0.5 mi
  2. ParkSan Bernard National Wildlife Refuge1.4 mi
  3. LakeSan Bernard Reservoir Number 23.9 mi
Schools by TEA rating
Sweeny ISD
  1. 0A
  2. 2B
  3. 1C
  4. 0D
  5. 0F
School district
Sweeny ISD

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Homes in Sweeny now

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

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Around Sweeny

Sweeny, its schools and the places around it

Schools within 2 miles of Sweeny

SchoolGradesDistrict2026 TEA rating
Sweeny ElElementary · Pre-K to 5Sweeny ISDC
Sweeny J HMiddle · 6 to 8Sweeny ISDB
Sweeny H SHigh · 9 to 12Sweeny ISDB

Places you’d know in Sweeny

  1. HospitalSweeny Community Hospital0.5 mi
  2. ParkSan Bernard National Wildlife Refuge1.4 mi
  3. LakeSan Bernard Reservoir Number 23.9 mi
  4. AttractionLevi Jordan Plantation State Historical Site4.1 mi
  5. LakeSan Bernard Reservoir Number 14.3 mi
  6. LakeSan Bernard Reservoir Number 34.6 mi
  7. ParkNannie M. Stringfellow Wildlife Management Area7.5 mi
  8. MuseumColumbia Historical Museum Association7.6 mi
  9. AirportEagle Air Park8.3 mi
  10. AttractionVarner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site9.0 mi

From official public records

Sweeny in public figures

Sweeny

  • New homes permitted, January to August
    20251
    20260
    down 1% from the same months of 2025

    Sweeny: 0 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 100% from the same months of 2025.

  • Sales tax paid to the city
    Oct 2025$82,433Oct 2026$82,870
    up 0.5% from Oct 2025

    Sweeny: sales tax paid to the city in October 2026 up 1% from a year earlier.

Brazoria County

  • New homes permitted, January to August
    20252,227
    20261,948
    down 12% from the same months of 2025

    Brazoria County: 1,948 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 13% from the same months of 2025.

  • Flood map revisions
    Flood map revisions (FEMA LOMR)2took effect in the 12 months to 2026-10-12

    Brazoria County: 2 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 soon69
    Estimated cost of those projects$469 million

    Brazoria County: 69 state highway projects under construction or starting soon, estimated $469 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%.