Housing in Friendswood
Friendswood's housing market is moderately priced for the Houston metro and has cooled meaningfully over the past year -- a genuinely different, softer trend than several other Texas markets in this dataset, with sources agreeing on the direction even if the exact percentage varies by snapshot window.
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Redfin's June 2026 snapshot puts Friendswood's median sale price at $374,796, down 16.7% year over year; the trailing-3-months-ending-May-2026 read cited $383,000, down 19.1% YoY (base record, retrieved 2026-08-22). Both readings agree on the direction and rough magnitude -- a genuinely softening market, not a data artifact of one snapshot.
Price per square foot and pace of sales
Median sale price per square foot is cited at $172, down 3.4% year over year. Homes in Friendswood sell in around 30 days with 1 offer on average -- a moderate, not frenzied, pace consistent with the broader price softening.
Confirm flood-zone status as part of the buying process
Given Friendswood's repeated flood history (Allison 2001, Ike 2008, 2015, and Harvey 2017 -- see the base record and the climate topic), checking FEMA flood-zone designation and, where possible, an elevation certificate for a specific property is genuine due diligence here, distinct from a generic homebuying checklist.
Key takeaways
- Friendswood's median sale price is $374,796 as of June 2026, down 16.7% YoY -- a genuinely softening market relative to a year earlier.
- An earlier trailing-3-month read cited $383,000, down 19.1% YoY -- both figures agree on the direction of the trend.
- Price per square foot ($172) is also down slightly (-3.4% YoY); homes sell in about 30 days with roughly 1 offer on average.
- Check FEMA flood-zone status and elevation certificates for any specific property given the city's documented flood history.
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