Waller sits at the far north-western edge of the Houston metro on US 290, and the city limits cross the line between Waller County and Harris County. That is unusual and it has practical consequences for anyone selling here.
The market itself is the slowest on this side of Houston. ZIP 77484 takes 81 days to sell, carries 9.09 months of supply across 541 active listings, and sits at a $333,900 median. For comparison, Katy clears in 50 days on 4.65 months of supply.
The long-run picture is better than that suggests. Twenty-year appreciation of 90.6 percent is solid, and values were up 0.85 percent over the past year. Waller is not a declining market. It is a slow one, and those are different problems requiring different responses.
The Waller Market, ZIP 77484
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Median sale price | $333,900 |
| Median days on market | 81 days |
| Months of inventory | 9.09 |
| Active listings | 541 |
| One-year return | +0.85% |
| 20-year total return | +90.6% |
⚠️ 77484 is geographically large and covers rural acreage as well as the city itself, which is part of why absorption is slow.
Source: HouseCanary ZIP-level market data, July 2026. Last verified 27 July 2026.
What Actually Decides a Waller Sale
Two counties, one city. Waller straddles the Waller and Harris county line. Which side a property falls on determines the appraisal district, the tax rate, where the deed is recorded, and which county handles permitting. Buyers routinely get this wrong when estimating their monthly cost, and a surprise at that stage kills contracts.
81 days, and what comes after. That is the median, meaning half of what sells takes longer. Add the time to agree a contract, then thirty to forty-five days for a financed closing, and a Waller listing is realistically a four to five month commitment from decision to funds.
Acreage without comparables. Much of 77484 is rural. Parcels differ in size, frontage, access and use, so an appraiser working a financed purchase has thin evidence and values conservatively. A short appraisal on acreage is one of the most common ways a contract fails out here.
Industrial growth on the corridor. Distribution and manufacturing development along US 290 has brought employment, which supports demand over time. It has not yet made this a fast market.
The circumstances that bring Waller owners to us are inherited farmland and family houses and rural property standing empty.
We buy throughout Waller, including Waller, US 290 corridor, FM 362, FM 1488 side, Fields Store, Hockley borders, Prairie View edge and Business 290.
What Nine Months of Supply Does to Your Timeline
The supply figure is the number to plan around here, and most sellers underestimate what it means in practice.
At 9.09 months, everything currently listed would take the better part of a year to clear at the current rate of sales, assuming nothing new came on. Nothing about that says your house is unsellable. It says the buyer has all the leverage and no reason to hurry.
The practical consequences. Expect a longer wait before the first offer. Expect that offer to be below asking. Expect repair requests after the inspection to be pursued rather than waived, because the buyer knows there are 540 other options. Expect to be asked to contribute to closing costs.
The full timeline. Preparation and photography, a week or two. Median time to a contract, 81 days. Financed closing, another 30 to 45. If anything falls through, and in a market like this some do, add the whole cycle again. Four to five months is a realistic plan, and six is not unusual.
If that timeline works for you, list. A functioning market at 90.6 percent twenty-year appreciation will pay you more than we will. If it does not work, that is the honest reason to consider a cash sale rather than any claim that your house is unsaleable.
Presentable house, flexible timeline, patience for a buyer's market: list it. A fixed date, an empty property costing you monthly, or acreage that keeps appraising short: that is what cash is for.
Which County Is Your House in, and Why It Matters
A city divided by a county line creates confusion that shows up at the worst possible moment, usually a week before closing.
Different tax rates. Waller County and Harris County levy differently and the appraisal districts value independently. Two similar houses on opposite sides of the line can carry noticeably different annual bills, which changes what a financed buyer qualifies for.
Different records. The deed is recorded in the county where the land sits. For a parcel that crosses the line, and some do, the title work is genuinely more involved and takes longer.
Different permitting. Which county reviewed and recorded past work matters when a buyer's lender asks for permits on an addition or a septic system.
Sort this out before you market the property rather than after. Your existing tax statement names the county and the appraisal district, so it takes a minute. Listing with the wrong county stated, which happens, means correcting it in front of a buyer who is already nervous about a market with 541 listings.
