The median home value in Hempstead, TX is $294,489 as of 2026-06-30, up 0.27% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$294,489
Year-over-Year
+0.27%
Population
6,921
Hempstead ranks #151 of 346 Texas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 8.4% above the state's city median of $271,742. It sits in Waller County, where the county-wide median is $366,018.
Hempstead police recorded a violent crime rate of 434 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,503 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Hempstead is $294,489. That's up 0.27% from a year earlier. That is about 8.4% above the typical county in Texas.
Homes in Hempstead are cheaper than Waller County as a whole, where the median is $366,018 — a difference of about 19.5%.
Hempstead police reported 434 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 6,921. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.
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