Inside this guide
- Houston build-to-rent communities: 39 checked Oct 20, 2026
- How do new construction rental homes work in Houston?
- Katy, Fulshear and Brookshire
- Cypress, Hockley and Tomball
- Spring, Conroe and the north side
- Pearland, Rosharon and the south side
- Bay Area and Galveston County
- Inside Houston
- What should I compare between build-to-rent homes?
- Frequently asked questions
- Want help finding your Houston rental home? It’s free.
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Quick answer: Build-to-rent (BTR) communities in Houston are neighborhoods of new detached homes, cottage-style homes and townhomes built to be rented, with a leasing office like an apartment community. We checked 39 Houston BTR communities on their own websites on Oct 20, 2026, mostly in Conroe, Cypress, Katy, Rosharon, Pearland and Spring. 23 listed a move-in offer that day, the largest being up to 10 weeks free at The Village at Granger Pines. Starting rents shown ran from $1,350 to $2,275 a month where a price was posted. These are new construction homes for rent, not resale houses, so most are in master-planned areas on the edge of the metro.
Houston build-to-rent communities: 39 checked Oct 20, 2026
| Community | City | Home type | Features listed on its site | Price and offer on its site | Our review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater at Balmoral | Atascocita | Townhomes | Private yards, garages, pet-friendly, lawn care mentioned | Listed 6 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Cottage Green Baytown | Baytown | Cottage-style homes | Fenced yards, pet-friendly | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| The Nexus at Kingsland Heights | Brookshire | Detached homes | Private yards, garages, pet-friendly | From $2,275/month; listed one month free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Amber Pines at Fosters Ridge | Conroe | Detached homes | – | Listed up to 8 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| The Everstead at Conroe | Conroe | Townhomes | Fenced yards, pet-friendly | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| The Village at Granger Pines | Conroe | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages | Listed up to 10 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Village at Caney Mills | Conroe | Detached homes | Private yards, garages | Listed up to 10 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Gated Rentals Crosby Heights | Crosby | Detached homes | – | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| Cypress Heights | Cypress | Detached homes | Pet-friendly | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| Mirella | Cypress | Detached homes | – | Listed up to 8 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Skymor Cypress | Cypress | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| Yardly Cypress | Cypress | Detached homes | Private yards | Listed up to 1 month free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Bay Colony West | Dickinson | Detached homes | Private yards, garages, pet-friendly, lawn care mentioned | Listed 4 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | Our review |
| Canvas on Founders Hill | Fulshear | Detached homes | – | Listed up to 10 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Palm Bay Galveston | Galveston | Detached homes | Private yards, garages, pet-friendly, lawn care mentioned | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| Veranda Dellbrook | Hockley | Detached homes | Private yards, pet-friendly | From $1,350/month; listed 10 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Crossing at Timbergrove | Houston | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages | Listed 6 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Eldridge Tower | Houston | Townhomes | Garages | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| Edgewater at the Lagoon | Humble | Detached homes | Private yards | Listed 8 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Covey Homes Tamarron | Katy | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | Listed 4 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Covey Homes Ventana | Katy | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | Listed 8 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Summerwell Sunterra | Katy | Townhomes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | From $1,999/month (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Tricon Peek Road | Katy | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | From $2,199/month; listed up to 6 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Crystal View at Lago Mar | La Marque | Detached homes | Garages, pet-friendly | Listed 1 month free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Lakewood Manor | Lake Jackson | Detached homes | Garages, pet-friendly | From $1,975/month; listed 2 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Lakeside Conroe | Montgomery | Detached homes | Garages, pet-friendly | Listed up to 2 months free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Magnolia Springs | Montgomery | Detached homes | Garages | From $1,934/month (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Ivy Forest Estates | Pearland | Townhomes | Garages, pet-friendly, lawn care mentioned | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| Mirror Lake | Pearland | Townhomes | Private yards, garages, pet-friendly, lawn care mentioned | Listed 4 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Skymor Pearland | Pearland | Townhomes | Private yards | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| Preserve at Woodridge | Porter | Detached homes | Private yards | From $1,789/month (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Alterra at Sierra Vista | Rosharon | Detached homes | – | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| Balcara at Meridiana | Rosharon | Townhomes | Private yards, garages, pet-friendly | From $2,150/month; listed 4 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Pradera Oaks | Rosharon | Detached homes | Private yards, garages, pet-friendly, lawn care mentioned | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| The Oaks at Suncreek Estates | Rosharon | Detached homes | Private yards, garages, pet-friendly, lawn care mentioned | Ask (no price shown on the page we checked) | – |
| Camden Woodmill Creek | Spring | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | From $2,229/month; listed up to 1.5 months free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| The Everstead of Windrose | Spring | Townhomes | Pet-friendly | Listed 2 months free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| YardHomes Spring West | Spring | Detached homes | Fenced yards, pet-friendly | Listed 8 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
| Tricon Willow Creek | Tomball | Detached homes | Fenced yards, garages, pet-friendly | From $2,089/month (checked Oct 20, 2026) | – |
The list has 29 detached-home, 9 townhome and 1 cottage-style communities, sorted by city. Rents and offers change daily, so confirm current pricing with each leasing office before you apply. Where a site showed no price, we list “ask”; we don’t guess.
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How do new construction rental homes work in Houston?
Build-to-rent communities are whole neighborhoods of new rental homes owned and managed by one company, so you lease a house or townhome the way you lease an apartment: one application, a leasing office, and maintenance requests through a resident portal. In Houston, 26 of the 39 communities we checked mentioned private or fenced yards, 24 mentioned garages and 25 described themselves as pet-friendly. Read more in our guide What is build-to-rent?
Katy, Fulshear and Brookshire
We checked 6 communities in Katy, Brookshire and Fulshear: The Nexus at Kingsland Heights (Brookshire, detached homes), Canvas on Founders Hill (Fulshear, detached homes), Covey Homes Tamarron (Katy, detached homes), Covey Homes Ventana (Katy, detached homes), Summerwell Sunterra (Katy, townhomes) and Tricon Peek Road (Katy, detached homes). 5 of them mentioned private or fenced yards and 5 mentioned garages on their sites. The largest offers listed here were up to 10 weeks free at Canvas on Founders Hill, 8 weeks free at Covey Homes Ventana and up to 6 weeks free at Tricon Peek Road (checked Oct 20, 2026). See our Katy rental home communities page.
Cypress, Hockley and Tomball
We checked 6 communities in Cypress, Tomball and Hockley: Cypress Heights (Cypress, detached homes), Mirella (Cypress, detached homes), Skymor Cypress (Cypress, detached homes), Yardly Cypress (Cypress, detached homes), Veranda Dellbrook (Hockley, detached homes) and Tricon Willow Creek (Tomball, detached homes). 4 of them mentioned private or fenced yards and 2 mentioned garages on their sites. The largest offers listed here were 10 weeks free at Veranda Dellbrook, up to 8 weeks free at Mirella and up to 1 month free at Yardly Cypress (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Spring, Conroe and the north side
We checked 14 communities in Conroe, Spring, Montgomery, Humble, Porter, Atascocita, Baytown and Crosby: Clearwater at Balmoral (Atascocita, townhomes), Cottage Green Baytown (Baytown, cottage-style homes), Amber Pines at Fosters Ridge (Conroe, detached homes), The Everstead at Conroe (Conroe, townhomes), The Village at Granger Pines (Conroe, detached homes), Village at Caney Mills (Conroe, detached homes), Gated Rentals Crosby Heights (Crosby, detached homes), Edgewater at the Lagoon (Humble, detached homes), Lakeside Conroe (Montgomery, detached homes) and Magnolia Springs (Montgomery, detached homes), plus 4 more in the table above. 9 of them mentioned private or fenced yards and 6 mentioned garages on their sites. The largest offers listed here were up to 10 weeks free at The Village at Granger Pines, up to 10 weeks free at Village at Caney Mills and up to 2 months free at Lakeside Conroe (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Pearland, Rosharon and the south side
We checked 8 communities in Rosharon, Pearland and Lake Jackson: Lakewood Manor (Lake Jackson, detached homes), Ivy Forest Estates (Pearland, townhomes), Mirror Lake (Pearland, townhomes), Skymor Pearland (Pearland, townhomes), Alterra at Sierra Vista (Rosharon, detached homes), Balcara at Meridiana (Rosharon, townhomes), Pradera Oaks (Rosharon, detached homes) and The Oaks at Suncreek Estates (Rosharon, detached homes). 5 of them mentioned private or fenced yards and 6 mentioned garages on their sites. The largest offers listed here were 4 weeks free at Mirror Lake, 4 weeks free at Balcara at Meridiana and 2 weeks free at Lakewood Manor (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Bay Area and Galveston County
We checked 3 communities in Dickinson, Galveston and La Marque: Bay Colony West (Dickinson, detached homes), Palm Bay Galveston (Galveston, detached homes) and Crystal View at Lago Mar (La Marque, detached homes). 2 of them mentioned private or fenced yards and 3 mentioned garages on their sites. The largest offers listed here were 1 month free at Crystal View at Lago Mar and 4 weeks free at Bay Colony West (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Inside Houston
We checked 2 communities in Houston: Crossing at Timbergrove (Houston, detached homes) and Eldridge Tower (Houston, townhomes). 1 of them mentioned private or fenced yards and 2 mentioned garages on their sites. Crossing at Timbergrove listed 6 weeks free (checked Oct 20, 2026).
What should I compare between build-to-rent homes?
- Base rent versus the total monthly price with required fees (trash, pest control, smart-home or amenity fees).
- Who handles lawn care and yard upkeep, and which utilities you set up yourself.
- Garage type and parking: attached, detached, carport or driveway only.
- Yard size and fencing for the exact floor plan, not just the model home.
- Pet fees, pet rent and any breed or weight rules.
- How a move-in special is applied and the minimum lease term it needs.
- Your commute at the times you actually drive it; most BTR communities are in outer suburbs.
Frequently asked questions
What is a build-to-rent community in Houston?
A build-to-rent (BTR) community is a neighborhood of new detached homes, cottage-style homes or townhomes that one owner builds to rent out, with a leasing office, online rent payment and on-site or on-call maintenance like an apartment community. In Houston we checked 39 BTR communities on their own websites on Oct 20, 2026: 29 with detached homes, 9 with townhomes and 1 with cottage-style homes.
How much does it cost to rent a build-to-rent home in Houston?
Starting rents vary by home size and area. On Oct 20, 2026, 10 of the 39 community sites we checked showed a starting rent, from $1,350/month at Veranda Dellbrook to $2,275/month at The Nexus at Kingsland Heights. The rest did not show a price on the page we checked, so ask for current pricing and the total monthly cost with required fees.
Which Houston build-to-rent communities have move-in specials right now?
23 of the 39 communities listed a move-in offer on their own site on Oct 20, 2026. The largest included The Village at Granger Pines (up to 10 weeks free), Village at Caney Mills (up to 10 weeks free), Canvas on Founders Hill (up to 10 weeks free) and Veranda Dellbrook (10 weeks free). Offers usually apply to select homes, lease terms or move-in dates, so I reconfirm them before you apply.
Do build-to-rent homes in Houston have yards and garages?
Many do. Of the 39 communities we checked, 26 mentioned private or fenced yards on their site and 24 mentioned garages. Yard size, fencing and garage type (attached, detached or none) vary by floor plan, so confirm them for the exact home you tour.
Are build-to-rent homes in Houston pet-friendly?
25 of the 39 community sites we checked described themselves as pet-friendly or listed a dog park. Pet fees, pet rent and breed or weight rules vary by community, so ask for the written pet policy before you apply.
Is it free to use a locator for build-to-rent homes?
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