Greater Houston

Wallis

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

Wallis at a glance

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Nearby

  1. LakeTriangle Lake8.1 mi

Around Wallis

Wallis, its schools and the places around it

Places you’d know in Wallis

  1. LakeTriangle Lake8.1 mi

From official public records

Wallis in public figures

Wallis

  • New homes permitted, January to August
    20251
    20267
    up 6% from the same months of 2025

    Wallis: 7 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, up 600% from the same months of 2025.

  • Sales tax paid to the city
    Oct 2025$20,848Oct 2026$20,698
    down 0.7% from Oct 2025

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

Austin County

  • New homes permitted, January to August
    2025259
    2026215
    down 17% from the same months of 2025

    Austin County: 215 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 17% from the same months of 2025.

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

    Austin 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 soon28
    Estimated cost of those projects$46 million

    Austin County: 28 state highway projects under construction or starting soon, estimated $46 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%.