Memorial West
Selling Your Home in Memorial West?
Pricing, preparation and marketing for Memorial West homeowners, with the questions buyers will ask.
Michael O’NealBroker · REALTOR® | The Michael O’Neal GroupKeller Williams Realty NortheastCall or text: 832-797-3780
The short answer
Selling a home in Memorial West
Selling a home in Memorial West starts with pricing against recent sales of comparable homes nearby, not a neighborhood average. HAR’s 2025 facts put the median market value at $920,000 for Median Market Value, an appraisal-district value rather than a sale price. Buyers here tend to ask about flood history and insurance, school assignments and property taxes, so the preparation below is built around those questions, each with the source we used.
Michael O’Neal holds Texas broker license #624124 (TREC record). The Michael O’Neal Group has helped 2,035 families over 13 years across Greater Houston.
Market data
Memorial West home values and market activity
HAR 2025 neighborhood facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| County | Harris |
| Zip Code | 77079 |
| Single Family Properties | 931 |
| Average Bedrooms | 4.30 |
| Average Baths | 3.35 |
| Median Sqft. | 2,898 |
| Median Lot SqFt. | 9,085 |
| Median Year Built | 1967 |
| Median Appraised Value | $871,853 |
| Median Market Value | $920,000 |
| Neighborhood Value Range | $620 - $1247 K |
| Median Appraised Value / Sqft. | $300.85 |
| Median Price / Sqft. | $349.19 |
| County | Harris |
| Zip Code | 77079 |
| Single Family Properties | 605 |
| Average Bedrooms | 4.39 |
| Average Baths | 3.55 |
| Median Sqft. | 3,011 |
| Median Lot SqFt. | 9,605 |
| Median Year Built | 1965 |
| Median Appraised Value | $1,041,485 |
| Median Market Value | $1,062,060 |
| Neighborhood Value Range | $698 - $1450 K |
| Median Appraised Value / Sqft. | $345.89 |
| Median Price / Sqft. | $377.53 |
| County | Harris |
| Zip Code | 77079 |
| Single Family Properties | 519 |
| Average Bedrooms | 4.33 |
| Average Baths | 3.63 |
| Median Sqft. | 3,044 |
| Median Lot SqFt. | 9,200 |
| Median Year Built | 1968 |
| Median Appraised Value | $1,082,786 |
| Median Market Value | $1,098,995 |
| Neighborhood Value Range | $766 - $1663 K |
| Median Appraised Value / Sqft. | $355.71 |
| Median Price / Sqft. | $385.40 |
| County | Harris |
| Zip Code | 77024,77079 |
| Single Family Properties | 353 |
| Average Bedrooms | 3.83 |
| Average Baths | 3.56 |
| Median Sqft. | 2,992 |
| Median Lot SqFt. | 9,375 |
| Median Year Built | 1963 |
| Median Appraised Value | $970,627 |
| Median Market Value | $1,005,160 |
| Neighborhood Value Range | $575 - $1697 K |
| Median Appraised Value / Sqft. | $324.41 |
| Median Price / Sqft. | $356.83 |
| County | Harris |
| Zip Code | 77079 |
| Single Family Properties | 364 |
| Single Family Condos | 2 |
| Average Bedrooms | 4.39 |
| Average Baths | 3.40 |
| Median Sqft. | 2,841 |
| Median Lot SqFt. | 8,960 |
| Median Year Built | 1968 |
| Median Appraised Value | $769,728 |
| Median Market Value | $823,011 |
| Neighborhood Value Range | $640 - $983 K |
| Median Appraised Value / Sqft. | $270.94 |
| Median Price / Sqft. | $323.93 |
| County | Harris |
| Zip Code | 77079 |
| Single Family Properties | 349 |
| Average Bedrooms | 3.64 |
| Average Baths | 2.55 |
| Median Sqft. | 1,920 |
| Median Lot SqFt. | 7,697 |
| Median Year Built | 1965 |
| Median Appraised Value | $529,500 |
| Median Market Value | $531,025 |
| Neighborhood Value Range | $466 - $1251 K |
| Median Appraised Value / Sqft. | $275.78 |
| Median Price / Sqft. | $312.12 |
| County | Harris |
| Zip Code | 77079 |
| Single Family Properties | 158 |
| Average Bedrooms | 4.01 |
| Average Baths | 4.16 |
| Median Sqft. | 3,733 |
| Median Lot SqFt. | 10,322 |
| Median Year Built | 1982 |
| Median Appraised Value | $799,528 |
| Median Market Value | $868,967 |
| Neighborhood Value Range | $644 - $1029 K |
| Median Appraised Value / Sqft. | $214.18 |
| Median Price / Sqft. | $198.38 |
| County | Harris |
| Zip Code | 77079 |
| Single Family Properties | 510 |
| Single Family Condos | 6 |
| Average Bedrooms | 4.05 |
| Average Baths | 3.66 |
| Median Sqft. | 3,271 |
| Median Lot SqFt. | 8,250 |
| Median Year Built | 1978 |
| Median Appraised Value | $618,814 |
| Median Market Value | $625,505 |
| Neighborhood Value Range | $357 - $753 K |
| Median Appraised Value / Sqft. | $189.18 |
| Median Price / Sqft. | $182.35 |
Source: HAR.com · HAR.com · HAR.com · HAR.com · HAR.com · HAR.com · HAR.com · HAR.com (HAR 2025 Facts, based on appraisal district records). Market and appraised values are not sale prices. HAR’s neighborhood boundary may not match the subdivision exactly.
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 (similar size, age, lot and condition), which is what a pricing review is built on. To see what you would compete with now, open the live listings on our Memorial West guide.
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What buyers like about Memorial West
These are the sourced facts we lead with in your listing and marketing.
- Terry Hershey Park on the bayou
Terry Hershey Park covers 496 acres with 11.05 miles of trail along about six miles of Buffalo Bayou, and George Bush Park adds 7,800 acres inside Barker Reservoir.
Source: Harris County Precinct 4: Terry Hershey Park · Harris County Precinct 4: George Bush Park
- Range of subdivisions and prices
HAR's 2025 Facts median market values run from $531,025 in Nottingham West to $1,098,995 in Wilchester West, with most subdivisions built in the 1960s.
Source: HAR.com Nottingham West 2025 Facts · HAR.com Wilchester West 2025 Facts
- Neighborhood pools and clubs
Nottingham Forest's resident club membership is included in its assessment, the Wilchester Club runs three pools, and Westchester has its own pool and two tennis courts.
Source: Nottingham Forest Club member handbook · Wilchester Club · Westchester Owners' Committee
- Shopping along I-10 and Memorial Drive
Town & Country Village on Memorial Drive lists more than 80 retailers, and the city names CITYCENTRE, Town & Country and Memorial City as retail districts near I-10.
Source: Town & Country Village · CITYCENTRE · City of Houston: Super Neighborhood 16
- Park & Ride to downtown
METRO Route 228 runs from the Addicks Park & Ride at I-10 and State Highway 6 to downtown about every 15 minutes on weekdays.
Source: METRO Route 228 Addicks
What buyers weigh
- Downstream of Addicks and Barker
The area drains to Buffalo Bayou below the two Corps reservoirs. Releases began Aug. 28, 2017 during Hurricane Harvey, and in April 2026 a federal claims judge ruled those releases damaged downstream homes.
Source: Community Impact (2017 releases) · Houston Public Media via KEDT (April 2026)
- Three school districts
Spring Branch, Houston and Katy ISD all serve parts of the area; in Memorial Thicket alone, 30 homes are in Katy ISD and the rest are in HISD.
- Mostly 1960s housing
HAR's 2025 Facts show median years built of 1963 to 1968 in Memorial Bend, Wilchester, Nottingham Forest, Nottingham West and Westchester, so original systems and foundations need checking.
Source: HAR.com Nottingham Forest 2025 Facts · HAR.com Memorial Bend 2025 Facts
- Separate rules in every subdivision
Each subdivision has its own deed restrictions and association; Memorial Bend's, for example, bans leases under 180 days and caps home height at 33 feet.
Source: Memorial Bend 2025 Declaration
- I-10 construction ahead
TxDOT proposes rebuilding I-10 from Voss Road to I-45 and extending the Katy managed lanes; the project is in planning and environmental review.
Source: TxDOT I-10 Inner Katy
Seller preparation
What Memorial West buyers will ask, and what to have ready
Buffalo Bayou below the reservoirs
Memorial West sits between I-10 and Buffalo Bayou, downstream of the Addicks and Barker reservoirs that the Corps built in the 1940s. During Hurricane Harvey (2017) the Corps released water into the bayou starting Aug. 28 at 8,000 cubic feet per second, rising to 13,000 by Aug. 30, and an April 2026 federal ruling found those releases damaged downstream homes. HCFCD's F-58 project adds linear detention along about 6.4 miles of the bayou between Highway 6 and the Sam Houston Tollway. Exposure depends on the lot, its elevation and its distance from the bayou and channels.
- Some lots carry Harris County Flood Control easements; check the survey and plat.
- Building in a mapped floodplain inside Houston needs a city floodplain development permit.
- MAAPnext draft maps are for awareness only and cannot be used for insurance yet.
What buyers will do: Look up the address on FEMA and HCFCD maps, ask for the elevation certificate and flood claim history, and get a flood insurance quote during the option period.
What to have ready: Your seller’s disclosure flood answers, any elevation certificate, your flood insurance declarations page and records of any claim, repair or mitigation work.
Sources: FEMA Flood Map Service Center · HCFCD Flood Education Mapping Tool · HCFCD F-58 linear detention
Spring Branch, Houston or Katy ISD
The district changes inside this one area. Nottingham Forest, Wilchester, Westchester and Memorial Bend are in Spring Branch ISD, Fleetwood is in Katy ISD, and Memorial Thicket is split between Katy ISD (30 homes) and Houston ISD (the rest) along the old Buffalo Bayou streambed. Even within SBISD, associations list different feeders: Westchester names Stratford High, Memorial Bend names Memorial High.
- The district also sets the school tax rate: SBISD $1.0231 (2025), HISD $0.8421 (2026), Katy ISD $1.1171 (2025 and 2026) per $100.
- Zones can change; listings and association pages are not the final word.
What buyers will do: Check the exact address in the district's own school finder before writing an offer, and confirm the district on the HCAD account.
What to have ready: Point buyers to the school district’s own school finder; never state a school assignment yourself.
Sources: Spring Branch ISD realtor resources and school finder · Houston ISD School Zone Search · Memorial Thicket HOA history
City of Houston taxes and which ISD
Memorial West is inside the City of Houston, unlike the Memorial Villages to the east. A typical bill combines the City of Houston (2025: $0.519190 per $100), Harris County, Flood Control, Hospital District and Port (2026: $0.4175, $0.05266, $0.19528 and $0.00603), Houston Community College where listed ($0.098802, 2025 and 2026) and one school district. Homestead exemptions start only after the buyer files with HCAD, and the new owner's value and exemptions set the bill, not the seller's.
- SBISD lists a 20% local homestead exemption on top of the $140,000 state exemption.
- The Memorial Management District is funded by commercial property owners.
What buyers will do: Open the HCAD account to list every taxing unit, then estimate taxes on your purchase price without the seller's exemptions.
What to have ready: Your latest tax statement with its list of taxing units and your exemptions. Buyers know their own bill will be figured on their own value and exemptions, so a clear breakdown helps.
Sources: Harris Central Appraisal District · Harris County Tax Office rates · Spring Branch ISD tax rates
Insurance and disclosures: 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 Memorial West: common questions
How much is my Memorial West home worth?
HAR's 2025 facts list a median market value of $920,000 for Median Market Value; that is an appraisal-district value, not a sale price. What a specific home sells for depends on its size, lot, age, condition and the competing listings, so a pricing review compares yours with recent MLS sales of similar homes nearby.
Sources: HAR.com: Median Market Value Checked Oct. 25, 2026
How long does it take to sell a house in Memorial West?
HAR's public neighborhood pages do not publish an average days on market for Memorial West. Across Greater Houston, single-family homes averaged 58 days on the market in September 2026, according to HAR. Your home's timeline depends on its price position, condition and the competing listings; a pricing review pulls the MLS days on market for comparable sales nearby.
Sources: HAR September 2026 Housing Market Update Checked Oct. 25, 2026
What should I have ready before selling a house in Memorial West?
Buyers in Memorial West most often ask about flood history and insurance, school assignments and property taxes. Have ready: Your seller’s disclosure flood answers, any elevation certificate, your flood insurance declarations page and records of any claim, repair or mitigation work. Point buyers to the school district’s own school finder; never state a school assignment yourself. Your latest tax statement with its list of taxing units and your exemptions. Buyers know their own bill will be figured on their own value and exemptions, so a clear breakdown helps.
Sources: FEMA Flood Map Service Center · HCFCD Flood Education Mapping Tool · HCFCD F-58 linear detention · Spring Branch ISD realtor resources and school finder Checked Oct. 25, 2026
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