Hunters Creek Village
Selling Your Home in Hunters Creek Village?
Pricing, preparation and marketing for Hunters Creek Village homeowners, with the local rules buyers will ask about.
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The short answer
Selling a home in Hunters Creek Village
Hunters Creek Village is a separate city of about two square miles along Memorial Drive, with Houston mailing addresses in ZIP 77024 (and 77063 for Riverbend). Its single-family lots must be at least 22,500 sq ft, with the house footprint capped at 25% of a conforming lot. Sellers are best prepared with a survey, a tree inventory and any HOA approvals, because the city does not enforce private deed restrictions and protects trees of 18 inches circumference or more.
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Market data
Hunters Creek Village home values and market activity
Hunters Creek Village (city listings)
- 3Homes for sale
- $3,395,000Average list price
- $575Average list price / sq ft
- 5,900Average size of homes for sale (sq ft)
- 79Homes sold, last 5 years
Source: HAR.com · checked Oct. 25, 2026
HAR 2025 neighborhood facts
| Hunters Creek | |
|---|---|
| Median market value | $1,621,512 |
| Median price / sq ft | $693.78 |
| Median home size (sq ft) | 3,754 |
| Median lot (sq ft) | 21,950 |
| Median year built | 1972 |
| Single-family properties | 12 |
Source: Hunters Creek (HAR 2025 Facts). Market and appraised values come from the appraisal district and are not sale prices. “Median price / sq ft” is shown exactly as HAR labels it.
What these numbers do not tell you: what a home like yours would sell for today. That comes from an MLS report on recent sales comparable to your home (Hunters Creek Village sales of similar size, age, lot and condition), which is what a pricing review is built on.
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Hunters Creek Village at a glance
- Census land area
The Census Bureau's geography for Hunters Creek Village city records 5,063,559 square meters of land, about 1.96 square miles, consistent with the city's own figure of 2 square miles.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder · checked Oct. 22, 2026
- 1980 zoning ordinance
The city's posted zoning ordinance (Ordinance No. 340, approved May 20, 1980) creates two districts: District R for single-family homes and a small District B for business. Lots already of record on March 25, 1955 may be built on regardless of size.
Source: City of Hunters Creek Village · checked Oct. 22, 2026
- Minimum lot size
In the single-family district a lot must have at least 22,500 square feet, be at least 75 feet wide at the front building line and average at least 120 feet deep. The Board of Adjustment may allow one lot in a new subdivision as small as 20,000 square feet.
Source: City of Hunters Creek Village · checked Oct. 22, 2026
- Minimum house size
New homes need at least 1,500 square feet of living area on the ground floor and at least 2,000 square feet in total.
Source: City of Hunters Creek Village · checked Oct. 22, 2026
- How listings label the area
HAR's sold listings in the city show Hunters Creek Village as the city, with Houston mailing addresses in ZIP 77024 or 77063.
Source: HAR.com · checked Oct. 22, 2026
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Seller preparation
What Hunters Creek Village buyers will ask, and what to have ready
Survey and footprint
What to have ready: Measure the lot against the 22,500 sq ft standard; non-conforming lots have a smaller footprint cap.
- On a conforming lot the building footprint may cover at most 25% of the lot; on a non-conforming lot the limit is 33% of the lot or 5,625 square feet, whichever is less. The footprint counts the first floor, garage, porches, accessory buildings and game courts but not pools, driveways or walks. (City of Hunters Creek Village)
- Measure the lot against the 22,500-square-foot standard: smaller, non-conforming lots are capped at 33% or 5,625 square feet of footprint. (City of Hunters Creek Village)
Tree inventory
What to have ready: Protected trees shape where a new house can go; an arborist inventory answers a rebuild buyer’s first question.
- Any tree with a trunk circumference of 18 inches or more, measured 4.5 feet above ground, is protected, and removing one requires a city permit. Replacement trees must be at least 6-inch caliper and 10 feet tall, chosen from the city's approved list. (City of Hunters Creek Village)
- For a building project, a tree is approved for removal only if it is necessary for reasonable use of the lot after redesign has been considered. After removal, no more protected trees may be removed for a similar project for five years, and protected trees that die within five years of construction must be replaced unless the death is shown to be unrelated. (City of Hunters Creek Village)
- Before buying a lot to rebuild, have an arborist inventory trees of 18 inches circumference or more; the seven-tree minimum and five-year rule shape where a house can go. (City of Hunters Creek Village)
Deed restrictions and HOA approvals
What to have ready: The city does not enforce private restrictions; have your subdivision’s documents ready.
- The city does not review or enforce private deed restrictions. Applicants must get any HOA approval themselves and sign the city's Notice of Deed Restrictions form. (City of Hunters Creek Village)
Riverbend addresses
What to have ready: If your address is in Riverbend (77063), confirm water service and school district for buyers.
- Most of the city gets water from the Memorial Villages Water Authority, but the city says Riverbend residents are served by the City of Houston water department. (City of Hunters Creek Village)
- For Riverbend addresses (ZIP 77063), confirm water service with the City of Houston and the school district on the HCAD account before relying on Hunters Creek defaults. (City of Hunters Creek Village)
Disclosures and due diligence
Flood, taxes, restrictions and insurance
- Harvey flooding study (2017)
After Hurricane Harvey in 2017 the city paid $130,000 for an engineering study. The mayor's May 2018 update says flooded homes were caused by Buffalo Bayou backing up from the south, and named Wickline Ravine, River Bend and bayou-adjacent streets.
Source: City of Hunters Creek Village · checked Oct. 22, 2026
- Aging drainage outfalls
As of 2018 the city counted about 70 underground drainage outfalls carrying street runoff to creeks, many over 50 years old; two had caused yard sinkholes and repairs averaged about $250,000 each. More rehabilitation was funded and the system was being camera-inspected.
Source: City of Hunters Creek Village · checked Oct. 22, 2026
- Floodplain lots need extra data
Lots in the 100-year floodplain must show contours on the survey for new homes and remodels, and every new home and major remodel submits an elevation certificate.
Source: City of Hunters Creek Village · checked Oct. 22, 2026
- 2025 city rate held flat
The city's 2025 tax notice proposed $0.205164 per $100, the same rate as 2024, against a no-new-revenue rate of $0.206579 and a voter-approval rate of $0.216433, with the council vote set for Sept. 23, 2025. The notice lists no separate debt rate.
Source: City of Hunters Creek Village · checked Oct. 22, 2026
- Average homestead city tax
The same notice put the average homestead taxable value at $2,720,875 for 2025 (up from $2,481,300), and the city tax on that average homestead at $5,582.26. That figure is the city portion only; SBISD and county taxes are billed on top.
Source: City of Hunters Creek Village · checked Oct. 22, 2026
Insurance: buyers will price homeowners and flood insurance before they commit. Have your current declarations pages, any elevation certificate and any flood-claim history ready; Texas sellers also answer flooding questions on the seller’s disclosure notice (Texas Property Code §5.008). See our Houston flood map guide.
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Seller questions
Selling in Hunters Creek Village: common questions
How much is my Hunters Creek Village home worth?
Value depends heavily on lot size and condition. The city's 2025 tax notice put the average homestead taxable value at $2,720,875, but that is a taxable value, not a sale price. A pricing review compares your home and lot with recent MLS sales in the city.
Sources: City of Hunters Creek Village Checked Oct. 22, 2026
How long does it take to sell a house in Hunters Creek Village?
Few homes sell in any month, so HAR's monthly figures for the city are sparse. HAR's city page showed 3 homes for sale and 79 homes sold over five years when we checked on Oct. 25, 2026. A pricing review pulls the MLS days on market for comparable sales.
Sources: HAR September 2026 Housing Market Update · HAR.com Checked Oct. 25, 2026
Did homes in Hunters Creek Village flood in Hurricane Harvey?
The city commissioned an engineering study after Hurricane Harvey in 2017. The mayor's May 2018 update says flooded homes were caused by Buffalo Bayou backing up from the south and named Wickline Ravine, River Bend and bayou-adjacent streets. Check each address on FEMA's and HCFCD's maps; history differs street by street.
Sources: City of Hunters Creek Village Checked Oct. 22, 2026
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