The Woodlands
Selling Your Home in The Woodlands?
Pricing, preparation and marketing for The Woodlands homeowners, with the questions buyers will ask.
Michael O’NealBroker · REALTOR® | The Michael O’Neal GroupKeller Williams Realty NortheastCall or text: 832-797-3780
Photo: Philcomanforterie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative photo of the area.
The short answer
Selling a home in The Woodlands
Selling a home in The Woodlands starts with pricing against recent sales of comparable homes nearby, not a neighborhood average. Buyers here tend to ask about property taxes, deed restrictions and local rules and road projects and routes, so the preparation below is built around those questions, each with the source we used.
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Market data
The Woodlands home values and market activity
HAR 2025 neighborhood facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Homes for sale / for rent / sold (HAR master-plan page) | 496 / 323 / 2,865 |
| Average sale price (HAR master-plan page) | $998,148 (average, not median) |
| Average price per sq ft (HAR master-plan page) | $260.28 |
| Average home size (HAR master-plan page) | 3,276 sq ft |
| Average rent (HAR master-plan page) | $3,423 ($1.43/sq ft) |
Source: 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 The Woodlands guide.
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What buyers like about The Woodlands
These are the sourced facts we lead with in your listing and marketing.
- Township services instead of master HOA dues
Since 2010 The Woodlands Township has levied a property tax in place of the old covenant assessments, so there is no separate master HOA bill. The adopted 2026 Township rate is $0.1694 per $100, and the Township provides fire service, parks, covenant enforcement and contracted trash pickup at no extra charge.
Source: The Woodlands Township: covenant lien explanation · The Woodlands Township: Sept. 3, 2026 Boardroom Briefing · The Woodlands Township: Trash and recycling
- Parks and pathways in every village
The Township's 2025 Community Facts count 151 parks, 220 miles of pathways and 1,690 acres of golf courses inside the community.
Source: The Woodlands Township: Area demographics and Community Facts
- Commuter buses to four job centers
The Township's Woodlands Express runs weekday buses from the Research Forest, Sterling Ridge and Sawdust park-and-ride lots to Downtown, Greenway Plaza, the Texas Medical Center and the Energy Corridor.
Source: The Woodlands Express · The Woodlands Express schedules
- Shopping and offices inside the community
Town Center includes The Woodlands Mall and Market Street, and each village has its own village center. The Township counts 13.4 million square feet of office space in The Woodlands (2025).
Source: The Woodlands Township: George Mitchell's vision · The Woodlands Township: Area demographics and Community Facts
What buyers weigh
- Your total tax rate depends on the village
Each village sits in one or more of ten MUDs with different rates, and Creekside Park is in Harris County, where the bill carries Harris County units, Tomball ISD and MUD 386 instead of the Montgomery County units and Conroe ISD most villages pay.
Source: Woodlands Water: MUD tax rates · The Woodlands Township: MUD 386
- Strict covenants with approvals and fees
Most exterior work needs prior approval, additions and pools need sealed plans, inspections and a fee, garage sales are not allowed, and boats or RVs cannot stay visible from the street for 48 hours or more. Short-term rentals under 30 days need yearly Township approval and a $500 compliance deposit.
Source: The Woodlands Township: Covenants at a glance · The Woodlands Township: Short-term rental FAQs
- Very little new single-family construction
The Township counts 35,060 single-family homes built out of an ultimate 35,200, so most purchases are resales.
Source: The Woodlands Township: Area demographics and Community Facts
- Golf courses are private clubs
The Woodlands Country Club and The Club at Carlton Woods are private. A home on a course does not come with a membership.
Source: The Woodlands Country Club
- Flood history varies street by street
No single agency handles flood planning for all of Montgomery County. After Hurricane Harvey in 2017, homeowners in the Timarron Lakes area served by MUD 386 estimated about 100 homes flooded there, after an earlier flood in 2016.
Source: SJRA: Who oversees flood control for Montgomery County? · Houston Chronicle: Woodlands MUD inaction caused 100 houses to flood, residents say
Seller preparation
What The Woodlands buyers will ask, and what to have ready
Township tax plus your MUD, by village
There is no city tax for most of The Woodlands. A Montgomery County home pays the Township ($0.1694 per $100, adopted for 2026), Montgomery County ($0.3860, 2026), usually Conroe ISD ($0.9471 on the county's 2026 sheet) and one MUD. Woodlands Water lists 2026 rates for its ten MUDs from 0.04192 (MUD 36) to 0.24 (MUD 39). Creekside Park instead pays Harris County ($0.38096 for 2025) and its flood control and hospital districts, Tomball ISD and MUD 386.
- School homestead exemption: $140,000, plus $60,000 more at 65 or with a disability; Montgomery County gives a 20% homestead exemption.
- The seller's bill reflects the seller's exemptions and capped value. Your bill starts from the new appraised value and your own exemptions.
- Windsor Lakes is inside the City of Conroe and part of Grogan's Forest is in Shenandoah, so those bills include a city tax.
What buyers will do: Pull the appraisal record for the exact address (MCAD, or HCAD for Creekside Park), list every taxing unit, and total the current rates before you write an offer.
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: Montgomery Central Appraisal District · Harris Central Appraisal District · Woodlands Water: MUD tax rates · Montgomery County Tax Office: 2026 rates
Covenants differ by village, and past work transfers to you
Homes fall under one of two residential covenants: The Woodlands Community Association covenants in the older villages and The Woodlands Association covenants in the newer ones, with Indian Springs split at Falconwing Drive. Each village has a Residential Design Review Committee that approves exterior changes. The Township's guide says owners are responsible for improvements made by prior owners, so an unapproved patio cover, pool or fence becomes the buyer's issue.
- Pools need a drainage plan and a fence with self-closing gates.
- Tree removal is regulated and may require replanting.
- Short-term rentals need yearly Township approval.
What buyers will do: Ask the seller for covenant approvals on additions, pools and fences, and check them with the Township's Covenant Administration before your option period ends.
What to have ready: The recorded deed restrictions for your section and the permits or approvals for past additions, pools, fences and remodels.
Sources: The Woodlands Township: Covenants at a glance · Guide to the revised deed restrictions in The Woodlands · The Woodlands Township: Deed restrictions
Commuting depends on your side of town
The Township puts The Woodlands about 27 miles north of downtown Houston. I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road run south to downtown, and the Hardy Toll Road connects to Bush Intercontinental. The Grand Parkway runs west to SH 249 (Segment F-2) and east to US 59 (Segment G). Commuters to Downtown, Greenway Plaza, the Medical Center or the Energy Corridor can use the Woodlands Express.
- Park-and-ride lots: Research Forest, Sterling Ridge and Sawdust.
- Creekside Park is named for nearby Spring Creek in Harris County; College Park is on the community's northern edge near I-45.
What buyers will do: Drive your route at the hour you would actually commute, and check the Express schedule from the park-and-ride lot nearest the home.
What to have ready: Nothing to fix here, but know the current road projects and routes so you can answer questions accurately.
Sources: The Woodlands Express schedules · TxDOT: Grand Parkway Segment F-2 · TxDOT: Grand Parkway Segment G
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.
Seller tools
Plan your sale in The Woodlands
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Seller questions
Selling in The Woodlands: common questions
How much is my The Woodlands home worth?
HAR does not publish a median market value for The Woodlands as a single neighborhood. 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 Checked Oct. 22, 2026
How long does it take to sell a house in The Woodlands?
HAR's public neighborhood pages do not publish an average days on market for The Woodlands. 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 The Woodlands?
Buyers in The Woodlands most often ask about property taxes, deed restrictions and local rules and road projects and routes. 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. The recorded deed restrictions for your section and the permits or approvals for past additions, pools, fences and remodels. Nothing to fix here, but know the current road projects and routes so you can answer questions accurately.
Sources: Montgomery Central Appraisal District · Harris Central Appraisal District · Woodlands Water: MUD tax rates · Montgomery County Tax Office: 2026 rates Checked Oct. 22, 2026
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