Harris County

Cypress

Where the team is based, and where most of our closings are.

Cypress, Bridgeland, Towne Lake, Fairfield ZIP 77433, 77429, 77410 3 closed by this team
About the area

Living in Cypress

Cypress is unincorporated Harris County, northwest of Houston along US-290. It is where this team is based and where most of our closings are, and it is really two markets rather than one: 77433 on the western side is newer master-planned development — Bridgeland, Towne Lake, Marvida — while 77429 to the east is older, with mature trees and a wider spread of price and condition.

Most of Cypress is zoned to Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, but school zoning does not follow ZIP codes, subdivision lines or city names, and Cy-Fair redraws attendance zones as new campuses open. Two houses on the same street can be zoned differently. Always check the current zone for the specific address rather than the neighbourhood.

A lot of the newer development sits inside a Municipal Utility District. A MUD levies its own rate on top of the county’s to pay for water, sewer and drainage infrastructure, and that rate typically falls over time as the district’s bonds are paid down. It is not a problem, but it belongs in your monthly arithmetic from the start rather than as a surprise at closing.

Map of the Cypress South market area
On film

A look around Cypress

Video published by HAR.com.

Questions

About buying and selling in Cypress

Which school district serves Cypress?
Most of Cypress is zoned to Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Zoning is set by address, not by ZIP code or subdivision, and Cy-Fair redraws attendance zones as campuses open, so check the current zone for the exact property before you decide anything on the basis of schools.
What is a MUD district and what does it do to my tax bill?
A Municipal Utility District funds water, sewer and drainage in areas outside city utility service. It charges its own rate on top of the county and school rates. The rate usually declines as the district pays down its bonds. Ask for the current MUD rate on any specific home and work with the all-in monthly figure, not just principal and interest.
Is Cypress in a flood zone?
Parts of it are and parts are not, and the maps have been revised since Harvey. Flood zone is a per-property question: check the current FEMA map and the Harris County Flood Control District data for the address, and ask the seller directly about any history of flooding.
How long is the commute from Cypress into Houston?
It depends heavily on where in Cypress you are and where you are going, and US-290 traffic is strongly directional. The only reliable answer is to drive the route you would actually drive, at the hour you would actually drive it, before you commit to an area.

Thinking about Cypress ?

Tell us what you are trying to do and we will tell you honestly whether this is the right area for it.