Where You'll Live · Richmond, Texas
Texana Plantation Homes for Sale in Richmond, TX
Behind the gates, the lots are measured in acres instead of feet. Horses graze along the roadsides. Lakes sit throughout the community under a canopy of oak and pecan. It is a short drive from Sugar Land, and it feels like another county entirely.
- Gated Entry
- Acreage Homesites
- Horses Permitted
- Private Lakes
- Lamar CISD
What is Texana Plantation?
Texana Plantation is a gated acreage community of 216 homes in Richmond, Texas, in Fort Bend County. Established in 1999, it consists of custom-built estate homes on homesites averaging close to an acre, with many considerably larger. Horses are permitted throughout the community. It is zoned to Lamar Consolidated ISD.
Most of what gets called "luxury" in this part of Fort Bend County is a large house on a standard lot. Texana is a different product. The land came first, and the homes were built to it, one at a time, by owners who wanted room rather than proximity.
That distinction shapes everything else. It is the reason you can have six garage bays, an RV bay, a pool, and still not see your neighbor's back windows. It is the reason a horse can graze in a front pasture fifteen minutes from a grocery store. And it is the reason inventory here behaves the way it does: 216 homes, eight sales in the past twelve months. Roughly one home in twenty-seven changed hands.
Check out one of my favorite homes in Texana Plantation that went under contract in just 7 days. A home like this in this community - no wonder!
Life inside the gates
The land
Homesites here average close to an acre, with a good number running well past that. Room for a pool and a shop and a garden, all at once, without negotiating with a fence line. Several sections back to green space or water rather than another house.
The setting
Lakes sit throughout the community, under a canopy of oak and pecan. A horse stable operates at the front of the neighborhood. It is privately run rather than an HOA amenity, and residents can rent space there. Horses are permitted to roam the community, which is the single detail that tells you the most about what living here is actually like.
Security
Access is controlled at the gates, and the community operates license plate recognition cameras at the FM 359 entrance and exit as well as at interior points. For buyers coming from a standard suburban subdivision, this is usually a noticeable step up.
The location
Near the Grand Parkway (SH 99) and the Westpark Tollway, which puts Sugar Land, Katy, and the Energy Corridor within a reasonable commute. Golf at Pecan Grove Plantation Country Club is close by.
Utilities and district
Water service is provided through Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3. Buyers should review the district's rate structure and any applicable groundwater reduction plan fees as part of their due diligence, since these are separate from HOA dues.
Who it fits
Buyers who have already owned the big house in the master-planned community and decided the next move is land. Multi-generational families who need flexible square footage. Anyone with vehicles, horses, or hobbies that a standard lot cannot hold.
What homes in Texana Plantation are like
Custom estates, not production floor plans. Homes currently listed in Texana Plantation run from about $789,000 to $2 million, with a median asking price near $1.1 million and square footage across the community running from about 3,000 to 6,800. The bottom of that range is usually a smaller home in original condition or a site with unusual constraints. The top is a property that differs substantially from the community median in size, acreage, and setting, and it prices against acreage estates across the surrounding area rather than against the subdivision.
Two things are worth understanding before you shop here.
First, the price per square foot will look high next to Riverstone or Aliana, and that is the wrong comparison. You are not buying a bigger house. You are buying an acre and a half with a house on it, inside a gate, twenty minutes from Sugar Land. There is no other product in Fort Bend County that stacks those three things together, which is why the comparison never quite works and why appraisals here require real comp work rather than a radius search.
Second, this is a genuinely low-volume market. There are 216 homes in Texana Plantation. Eight of them closed in the past twelve months, and seven are on the market right now. Roughly one home in twenty-seven changed hands, which is thin enough that no automated estimate is doing anything useful with the data.
Third, and this is the part almost everyone gets wrong: the subdivision is not the comp set. With eight sales in a year spread across homes that share almost nothing, no appraiser can value a property here using Texana sales alone. The comparable set has to widen to acreage properties across the surrounding area, which is standard practice for this kind of property in Fort Bend County. Once it does, the question stops being "what has Texana sold for" and becomes "what does an acre and a half with a custom home on it sell for out here, and what is the gate worth."
That second question is where the actual work lives. The acreage market around Richmond is not uniform. Some of it is gated. Most of it is not. Some backs to water or green space, most backs to another fence line. Two homes on identical acreage can land far apart on access, privacy, road frontage, and what sits behind the property. Choosing the right comparables out of that pool and defending the adjustments between them is a specific skill, and it is the difference between an appraisal that supports a contract and one that does not.
This is why a seller here should not price from a portal estimate, and why a buyer here should not assume the list price is arbitrary. Both numbers should be defensible against a comp set that reaches well past the front gate.
What schools serve Texana Plantation?
Texana Plantation is zoned to Lamar Consolidated ISD. Homes in the community are served by Frost Elementary School, Briscoe Junior High School, and Foster High School. School attendance zones can change, so buyers should confirm current zoning with the district before making a decision based on it.
Homes I'm representing in Texana Plantation
Two estates on the same street inside the gates. Here is where each one stands right now.
When these close, this is where the sold stories will live.
Why the right agent matters more in a community like this one
In a subdivision built from a builder's floor plan menu, pricing is close to arithmetic. The same model sold three doors down last spring, and the number is right there. Texana has 216 homes, eight of which closed in the past twelve months, and no two of them are the same house. The comparable set has to reach outside the gate to acreage properties across the surrounding area. That pool is uneven. Gated and not. Water frontage and none. An acre that backs to green space and an acre that backs to a neighbor's shop.
Pulling the right comparables out of that and defending the adjustments is the whole job on a property like this. I build the comp packet before the appraiser arrives rather than after, because by the time a report comes back short, the conversation is a negotiation instead of an analysis.
I hold CNE and PSA certifications, which means I negotiate and price by methodology rather than instinct. I have spent twelve years across Greater Houston. And I am currently representing two estates inside these gates, which is a different kind of knowledge than reading about a community online.
None of that is something I take credit for. The work is mine. The opportunity to do it here was given to me, and I try not to forget the difference.
Someday is the most expensive word in real estate.
Texana Plantation: frequently asked questions
- Is Texana Plantation a gated community?
- Yes. Texana Plantation is a gated community in Richmond, Texas. Access is controlled at the entrance, and the community's acre-plus homesites, private lakes, and interior walking trails are for residents. The gate is one of the main reasons buyers choose it over comparable acreage properties in unincorporated Fort Bend County.
- How much do homes in Texana Plantation cost?
- Homes currently listed in Texana Plantation range from about $789,000 to $2 million, with a median asking price near $1.1 million. Because only a handful of homes change hands each year, pricing depends far more on which specific comparable properties sold recently than on any neighborhood average. Larger acreage estates with guest quarters, shops, or multiple structures sit well above the community median and are priced against acreage properties across the surrounding area rather than against Texana itself.
- How big are the lots in Texana Plantation?
- The median homesite in Texana Plantation is roughly 0.94 acres, or about 40,900 square feet, with many properties considerably larger. The lot sizes are the defining feature of the community and the reason homes here accommodate pools, detached shops, RV bays, and large outdoor living areas without crowding neighbors.
- How many homes are in Texana Plantation?
- Texana Plantation contains 216 single-family homes. The median home measures about 4,245 square feet and the median year built is around 2004. Because the community is small and owners tend to stay, eight homes sold over the past twelve months, or roughly one in twenty-seven.
- What school district is Texana Plantation in?
- Texana Plantation is zoned to Lamar Consolidated ISD. Homes in the community are served by Frost Elementary School, Briscoe Junior High School, and Foster High School. Attendance zones are subject to change, so buyers should confirm current assignments directly with Lamar CISD before relying on them.
- Does Texana Plantation have an HOA and what are the dues?
- Yes. Annual HOA dues are $2,000 and cover the limited access gates and common grounds. The association is professionally managed by Crest Management Company and maintains architectural and landscape guidelines governing exterior modifications. Water service comes through Fort Bend County WCID No. 3 and is billed separately from HOA assessments.
- Can you have horses in Texana Plantation?
- Yes. Horses are permitted in Texana Plantation and are allowed to roam the community. A privately operated stable at the front of the neighborhood rents space to residents; it is not owned or run by the homeowners association. This is one of the features that most distinguishes Texana from conventional gated communities in Fort Bend County.
- Where is Texana Plantation located?
- Texana Plantation is in Richmond, Texas, zip code 77406, in Fort Bend County. It sits near the Grand Parkway (State Highway 99) and the Westpark Tollway, placing Sugar Land, Katy, and the Energy Corridor within commuting distance while keeping the community itself well outside a dense suburban setting.
- How do homes in Texana Plantation appraise?
- Because only a handful of homes sell here each year, appraisers generally cannot rely on Texana sales alone and must widen the comparable set to acreage properties in the surrounding area. That makes comparable selection and adjustments for gating, lot size, privacy, and site quality the decisive factors in whether an appraisal supports the contract price.
- Are there new construction homes in Texana Plantation?
- Texana Plantation is an established custom-home community rather than an active builder neighborhood, so nearly all availability is resale. Buyers specifically seeking new construction on acreage in this part of Fort Bend County generally need to look at surrounding areas, and I am glad to point you toward them.
- How many homes sell in Texana Plantation each year?
- Not many. Eight homes closed in Texana Plantation over the past twelve months, out of 216 in the community. Owners here tend to stay, so inventory stays thin. For buyers, that means the right home may not be on the market when you start looking. For sellers, it means pricing requires close comparable analysis rather than an automated estimate.
If this is the life you've been picturing
Most people who end up in Texana did not start out looking for it. They started out looking for a bigger house, and somewhere in the process they realized what they actually wanted was room. If that's landing somewhere for you, the next step is a conversation, not a showing. I'll tell you what's real about this market, including the parts that argue against it.
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