The story of this market
The typical home in Stafford, Texas sells for about $347,270, or $163 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (+0.7%), a market in balance. Homes take about 48 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,755 a month.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+1.1%
TX · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Stafford, Texas
Stafford's housing market shows resilience with modest year-over-year price growth and a tightening of days on market. The city's unique municipal school district and strategic location continue to drive demand, though affordability remains a key factor for local buyers.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Stafford yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved sideways 0.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 67 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.8% · poverty 8.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A premier performing arts theatre and convention center that serves as a cultural anchor for the city and attracts regional visitors.
Stafford is well-suited for families and commuters who value a suburban lifestyle with easy access to the broader Houston economy, as well as investors looking for stable, mid-market residential assets.
The city is served by the Stafford Municipal School District, which is unique in Texas as a municipal district, providing a focused educational environment for local students.
The city is well-connected via major highway corridors including US-59/I-69, facilitating efficient commutes to downtown Houston and the surrounding suburbs.
The city features the Stafford Centre, a major performing arts and convention facility, alongside various local parks and proximity to regional shopping and dining in the Fort Bend area.
The rental market in Stafford has seen significant rent growth, though inventory levels have fluctuated, reflecting a competitive environment for tenants in the suburban Houston market.
The local economy is anchored by a mix of retail, light industrial, and service sectors, benefiting from its position within the Fort Bend County economic corridor.
Stafford benefits from its strategic location in the Houston metro area, with ongoing commercial development and proximity to major employment hubs in Sugar Land and Houston.
The city is served by the Stafford Municipal School District, which is a unique independent school district that operates under municipal oversight.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Texas) — Senior (65+) and Disabled Homestead Exemption and School Tax Ceiling: Grants an additional mandatory $10,000 exemption from ISD appraised value (Taxable Value_ISD = Appraised Value - $100,000 - $10,000) and establishes an absolute statutory tax freeze (school tax ceiling): total ISD property taxes cannot exceed the dollar ceiling established in the… State (Texas) — General Residence Homestead Exemption and 10% Valuation Growth Cap: Imposes mandatory state-level valuation deductions and growth limitations on the qualifying homestead: (1) Mandates a $100,000 deduction from appraised value for independent school district (ISD) maintenance and operations/debt taxation: Taxable Value_ISD = Appraised Value - $100… State (Texas) — Ad Valorem Real Property Taxation and Assessment Ratio: Mandates ad valorem appraisal of all real property at 100% of fair market value as of January 1 each tax year (Assessment Ratio = 1.00).
Researched annual trajectory for this city, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 7.2%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and ACS 5-year estimates.
The federal school roster could not be retrieved on the last refresh — no list is shown rather than an unverified one. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.