Fairfield Neighborhood Guide

Homes and the Fairfield Market

HAR.com 2025 neighborhood facts. Market value is the appraisal district’s figure, not a sale price, and a median is not the value of any one home.

Median closed price, recent closed sales, price per square foot, days on market and active inventory for Fairfield are MLS figures that HAR’s public pages do not publish by neighborhood. Ask for a current MLS report for the sections you are considering.

Live HAR.com search for Fairfield; if it shows no homes, none are listed under that name right now. Widen the search or ask us.

Property Taxes, HOA and MUD in Fairfield

Fairfield sections also pay a utility district tax, and the district differs by section. The district for each Fairfield village was not confirmed from an official source, so no MUD rate is shown. Pull the HCAD account to see every taxing unit, then check that district's own adopted rate. HCAD Texas Comptroller: Special Purpose District database

Many Cypress addresses are also in Harris County ESD 9 (Cy-Fair Fire), adopted at $0.03883 per $100 for 2025, which approved a 2026 increase on Sept. 24, 2026. Confirm the ESD on the HCAD account. Harris County Tax Office: Jurisdiction tax rates Community Impact: Harris County ESD 9 budget and rate (2026)

Cy-Fair ISD kept a local homestead exemption of 20% of appraised value with its 2025 rate, on top of the state's $140,000 school exemption. Community Impact: Cy-Fair ISD adopts 2025 rate Texas Comptroller: Property tax exemptions

HOA and deed restrictions

No assessment amount is published by an official source, so we do not show one. The resale certificate for the address shows what it owes.

No official association or management company page with Fairfield's current assessment was found. Ask for the resale certificate, which shows the dues, any sub-association, and transfer fees. HCAD

Rates are per $100 of taxable value; a tax bill also depends on the appraised value, exemptions and which units cover the address. Look an address up: Harris Central Appraisal District property search, Harris County Tax Office, True Cost of Homeownership calculator.

Schools Serving Fairfield

• Cy-Fair ISD School Zone Locator (by address)

Fairfield is in Cy-Fair ISD, which assigns campuses by address through its School Zone Locator. Confirm each campus for the exact address with the district. Cy-Fair ISD: School Zone Locator Community Impact: Fairfield Village West, Cypress 77433 (2012)

School assignments and attendance boundaries can change. Confirm the assigned schools directly with the district before making a housing decision.

Flood and Drainage Research for Fairfield

Most of Cypress drains to Cypress Creek or Little Cypress Creek. HCFCD lists the Cypress Creek watershed at 267 square miles, and Community Impact reported, from HCFCD data, that 8,750 homes in that watershed flooded in Hurricane Harvey (2017). Check which watershed serves the address. HCFCD: Cypress Creek watershed Community Impact: Buyouts lag in Cypress Creek watershed (2020)

HCFCD's Little Cypress Creek Frontier Program plans regional detention and channel work ahead of new development in that watershed; check each basin's status. HCFCD: Little Cypress Creek Frontier Program

Check the address on FEMA's effective map and on MAAPnext's draft maps (awareness only), and find the nearest creek gage on the Flood Warning System. FEMA Flood Map Service Center MAAPnext (HCFCD) Harris County Flood Warning System

• FEMA Flood Map Service Center
• Harris County Flood Control District - Harris County Flood Education Mapping Tool
• How to read Houston flood maps

Flood zones are mapped parcel by parcel, and no guide can tell you whether a particular house has flooded or will flood. Ask the seller for the flood disclosure and any elevation certificate, and price flood insurance before your option period ends.

Everyday Places Near Fairfield

Each place links to its own site and was confirmed operating on Oct. 28, 2026. Listed by location, not a ranking or a recommendation.

Getting Around from Fairfield

To downtown, the Galleria side and the Medical Center: US 290 (Northwest Freeway) and its HOV lane, then I-610 or I-10 inward. TxDOT via ReadyHarris: US 290 lanes and HOV (2018)

Transit: METRO's 217 Cypress Park and Ride runs weekdays from US 290 and Skinner Road to downtown; routes 216 and 219 also serve the corridor. METRO: 217 Cypress Park and Ride METRO: Park and Ride routes

To the Energy Corridor and Katy: the Grand Parkway (SH 99) Segment E toll road from US 290 to I-10, which TxDOT plans to widen starting in mid-2026. TxDOT: Grand Parkway Segment E

To IAH: US 290 to Beltway 8 or the Grand Parkway north and east. TxDOT via ReadyHarris: US 290 lanes and HOV (2018) TxDOT: Grand Parkway Segment E

We name routes rather than quote drive times, which change with the hour and the exact address. Straight-line miles to both airports are on the fact sheet below.

Fairfield Questions Buyers Ask

Researched and checked Oct. 28, 2026. Every fact links to its source. Related: Cypress · All Houston communities · Area map