# Fairfield & Hockley Apartment Locator Along Far US-290 > Free apartment locator for Far 290, Fairfield, and Hockley. Lists matched to your budget, with MUD billing, flood, and toll info. Contact us today. URL: https://houstonapartmentlocators.com/neighborhoods/far-290-fairfield-hockley/ - [Home](/) - / - [Neighborhoods & Cities](/neighborhoods/) - / - Far 290 / Fairfield / Hockley Serving Far 290 / Fairfield / Hockley & surrounding areas # Apartment Locating Beyond the Grand Parkway: Fairfield and Hockley Our apartment locator searches Fairfield, Hockley and the far US-290 corridor for rentals that fit your budget. We raise utility and commute questions before you choose. Expect new garden and mid rise complexes along US-290, built to rent communities, and single family rentals near Hockley. Nearly every address sits inside a MUD. Electricity splits by address: CenterPoint for most, San Bernard Electric Cooperative for rural Hockley addresses with no provider choice. Cypress Creek and Little Cypress Creek start here, and draft FEMA maps released February 2026 affect this corridor. Cy-Fair ISD serves most of the corridor; Waller ISD serves Hockley and communities to the west. Lists matched to your budget and commute, with notes on MUD billing, flood history, ISD boundaries, and tolls. Free to renters, and open every day, including evenings and weekends. - We reply the same day - Free to renters - Matched to your budget and move date [Get My Custom List](/get-started/) [Far 290 / Fairfield / Hockley FAQs](#local-faq) Last updated: October 14, 2026 Rent snapshot New construction in this corridor mostly above the $1,345 metro average (September 2026). Built to rent homes and 3 bedroom units vary; move in concessions common at communities still leasing up Source RentCafe, September 30, 2026 metro average; local estimates Inventory Mostly new garden and mid-rise complexes along US-290 and Grand Parkway; built to rent and single family rentals in planned communities; few older buildings - Licensed Texas agents · TREC #562021 - Free to renters · You’ll never pay us to help you - Apartment Concierge · We share what we've learned about each community before you go, so there are fewer surprises - We reply the same day · Every day, including evenings and weekends Why This Matters ## Renters lose money the same three ways, Far 290 / Fairfield / Hockley included. It's rarely the wrong apartment. It's a decision made on information that was wrong to begin with. 01 ### The listing is already gone Sites keep a unit posted after it's leased. They already got paid for sending you the lead. You find out after the drive, and the application fee doesn't come back. 02 ### "Two months free" isn't the rent The advertised number and the number you actually pay over the lease term are two different figures. The renewal rate is a third. Most renters don't see the gap until the offer letter. 03 ### The screening answer depends on who answered Apartment screening is property-specific. Ask for the current written criteria and whether the community accepts a guarantor or another conditional approval option before paying an application fee. A larger deposit does not guarantee approval. We help compare the requirements with the information you share about your rental history. Coverage ## Areas we search in Far 290 / Fairfield / Hockley We present price, commute, and inventory. Where you live is your call. - Hockley - Waller - US 290 west of Grand Parkway - Grand Parkway / 290 interchange - FM 362 corridor - Cypress Creek headwaters What we search here ## Specialty searches in Far 290 / Fairfield / Hockley Every search runs the same way. We match you to communities whose criteria fit and point out the specials worth asking about. Before you pay an application fee, we share what we've learned about their screening. [### 2nd Chance Leasing Our free second-chance apartment locating service in Houston helps renters with credit, rental or background issues compare properties' current screening criteria before applying. See how this search works](/second-chance-leasing/)[### Sight Unseen / Out of State Relocation Help booking video tours and coordinating applications for your move to Houston. We can help check any listing you think might be a scam. 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The property pays us a small referral fee after you sign a lease. So we're here to help with every step, especially when you can't get ahold of the community or they aren't returning your calls or emails. How It Works ## Four steps. No cost to you. - 01 ### Tell us what matters Budget, move date, commute, pets, and anything on your record you're worried about. Start with the search form. - 02 ### Get your custom list Matched to your budget, move date and history, with the specials worth asking about pointed out. - 03 ### Heart your favorites Tap the heart on the ones you like. We book the tours, work around your schedule, and prep you on what to ask on-site. - 04 ### Apply and move in We walk the application through, call when it stalls, and help with the electricity plan and renters insurance at the finish line. ## Wondering what fits your budget in Far 290 / Fairfield / Hockley? Send us the number and your move date. You hear back the same day, and the list, with the specials worth asking about, usually takes a day or two. Free to you. [Get My Custom List](/get-started/) [Try the Rent Calculator](/calculators/) Getting around ## Commute Math: US-290, Grand Parkway Tolls, and Park & Ride Far 290 has one freeway: US-290 runs southeast toward Downtown Houston roughly 35 to 40 miles away. A managed lane on US-290 can cut the peak commute. Still, expect a long drive to Downtown at rush hour from most addresses here. The Grand Parkway (SH-99) crosses US-290 in this corridor and connects north toward Tomball or south toward Katy and Sugar Land. Tolls are a real monthly line item. The Grand Parkway and Beltway 8 are both tolled, and a daily commute using either route runs roughly $90 to $150 or more per month. METRO runs a Park & Ride from the Cypress lot on US-290, one of the closer lots to this corridor for Downtown commuters. Taking the Park & Ride bus into Downtown cuts the toll cost considerably. There is no METRO service deeper into this corridor. Hockley and Waller addresses have no bus options. Reaching the Park & Ride lot means getting to US-290 first. If your commute is to Downtown or a central job center, run the distance and toll math first. Then decide whether an address this far northwest makes sense. Use our [free commute tool](/calculators/commute-time/) for drive times at your hours, and count tolls if your route uses them. Tell us where you work and your usual start time and we will build the list around the commute you have. The inventory ## New Construction, Built to Rent Homes, and MUD Billing Explained Rental inventory along the far 290 corridor is almost entirely new. Think garden and mid rise complexes along US-290 and near the Grand Parkway, plus built to rent communities with 3 bedroom and larger homes. Single family rentals in planned communities round it out. Newer buildings screen formally through corporate portals, with firm criteria and limited discretion. A larger deposit, extra rent upfront, or a lease co-signing service such as TheGuarantors is the usual path if your file is complicated. Nearly every new community in this corridor sits in a Municipal Utility District. MUD property taxes are built into what landlords charge. In some buildings, water and sewer are billed separately through the district rather than included in rent. Ask what the water bill averages and get the answer in writing before comparing rents across properties. Electricity splits by address. Most addresses along US-290 sit on the CenterPoint Energy grid with retail competition, where you pick a provider on the state's Power to Choose site. Rural Hockley area addresses may be served by the San Bernard Electric Cooperative instead. There you do not pick a provider and pay the co-op's set rate. Confirm which utility serves the specific building and ask for the average monthly bill before signing. Ask how long a move in concession lasts and whether it is repayable if you break the lease early. Grand Parkway and Beltway 8 tolls can add roughly $90 to $150 or more per month on top of rent. Answers First ## Far 290 / Fairfield / Hockley questions ### Is my address on CenterPoint or the San Bernard Electric Cooperative? Most addresses along US-290 in this corridor sit on the CenterPoint Energy grid. There you pick a retail provider on Power to Choose and can shop for a better rate. Rural Hockley area addresses may fall under the San Bernard Electric Cooperative, where you pay the co-op's set rate and can't choose a cheaper provider. Ask which utility serves the specific building before comparing rents and ask for the average monthly bill in writing. We can show you how to check the utility for any address on your list. ### Did this address flood in Harvey, Imelda, or Beryl? Cypress Creek and Little Cypress Creek both start in this corridor and can rise quickly; properties near creek corridors flooded in Harvey. Check the address on the current FEMA flood map and the Harris County Flood Control District viewer. Then ask the property office directly about Harvey, Imelda, and Beryl, storm by storm. Draft FEMA maps released in February 2026 proposed expanding the floodplain further in the Cypress area. Those are drafts and will not change insurance rules until finalized. Standard renters insurance does not cover flood; an NFIP contents only policy covers personal property and is inexpensive. ### What does a daily toll commute cost from here? Budget roughly $90 to $150 or more a month if the Grand Parkway (SH-99) or Beltway 8 sits on your regular commute. A unit that looks cheaper than Cypress can give back a meaningful share of that in tolls before you count fuel. METRO runs a Park & Ride from the Cypress lot on US-290 for Downtown commuters, which cuts that cost a lot. If you'd like, we can help you set rent and likely tolls side by side. ### Is this address in Cy-Fair ISD or Waller ISD? Cy-Fair ISD serves most of the rental inventory along the far 290 corridor; Waller ISD serves Hockley and some communities west of the Grand Parkway. The boundary is not obvious from neighborhood names or ZIP codes. Check the exact address on each district's boundary lookup tool before committing to a unit if school assignment matters. We can show you how to look up the school district for any address. ### What is a MUD and how does it affect my rent here? A Municipal Utility District issues bonds for water, sewer, and drainage infrastructure and levies property taxes to repay those bonds. That cost flows into what landlords charge. In some buildings, water and sewer are billed separately through the MUD rather than included in rent. Ask what the water bill averages before comparing rents, and get the answer in writing. MUD tax rates vary by district and decline over time as bonds are paid off. Newer districts typically carry higher MUD rates than established ones. ### Can I rent here with a broken lease, low credit, or an eviction filing? Nearly all inventory here is new construction managed by corporate companies with formal screening portals and limited discretion. A larger deposit, extra rent upfront, or a lease co-signing service such as TheGuarantors is the usual path at those buildings. Texas landlords are usually required to make their written tenant selection criteria available before you pay an application fee, so ask first. We share what we've tracked on screening criteria before you pay. ### Can you help me find a three bedroom apartment along far US-290? Yes. This corridor has more three bedroom and larger floor plans than most of the closer in rings, in garden and mid rise complexes along US-290. Built to rent communities and single family rentals are here too, but we search apartment communities only. Share your budget and move date and we send a list of apartments that fit. ### Is there a free apartment locator near me on the far 290 corridor? Houston Apartment Locators covers the full far northwest 290 corridor: Fairfield, Hockley, Waller, and the US-290 and Grand Parkway communities in Harris County. Share your budget, move date, and anything on your record you are worried about. We'll send a list matched to your situation, usually in a day or two. Still have a question? [Ask us](/contact/) and we'll answer it straight. Nearby ## Other searches near Far 290 / Fairfield / Hockley [### Cypress / Bridgeland / Towne Lake Our Cypress apartment locating service covers Bridgeland, Towne Lake and nearby US-290 communities, with rental options matched to your budget and move date. The apartment corridors along Fry Road, Barker Cypress, and FM 1960 are on the list too. 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