If you are trying to compare top realtors in Autumn Creek, Friendswood, TX, start with a single test question before you look at anyone's marketing. Ask each agent which county and which school district Autumn Creek is in. Most will say Galveston County and Friendswood ISD, because that is what Friendswood means to almost everyone. Both answers are wrong. Autumn Creek sits in Harris County and is zoned to Clear Creek ISD, and an agent who does not know that is going to price your home, quote your taxes, and pitch your schools off the wrong dataset. That one question sorts the field faster than any review page.
The fact that reshapes every comparison
Friendswood straddles the Harris and Galveston county line, and Autumn Creek falls on the Harris side. Its tax breakdown proves it: Harris County, Harris County Flood Control, Harris County Hospital District, Harris County Department of Education, and the Port of Houston Authority all appear as line items, and the school levy is Clear Creek ISD, not Friendswood ISD. Combined, that lands at 2.0920%, with no MUD.
This matters in three concrete ways. Your comps should come from the Harris side, not from Sunmeadow or Wilderness Trails on the Galveston side. Your days-on-market benchmark is Harris County at a 47-day median for active listings in July 2026, not Galveston County at 72. And your school story is Clear Creek ISD, rated B with a district score of 88 after a successful 2025 appeal, feeding C.D. Landolt Elementary, then Brookside Intermediate for grades 6 through 8, then Clear Springs High School, which scored 94 in 2025. Friendswood ISD's A rating and 92 score are real, and they are also not yours. An agent who sells your buyer on Friendswood ISD has set up a disappointment that surfaces at the worst possible moment.
Map the local field by specialty, not by billboard
| Type of agent | Where they genuinely help | Where the fit breaks down |
|---|---|---|
| Solo neighborhood specialist | Deep street-level knowledge, one point of contact | Capacity limits during a fast close, and no bench if they are unavailable |
| Large national-franchise team | Broad marketing reach and staffing depth | You may be handed off to whoever is on rotation rather than the person you hired |
| New-construction and builder-focused agent | Fluent in incentives, spec inventory, and builder contracts | Resale pricing on a 2001-era 3,297 sq ft home is a different discipline |
| Discount or flat-fee brokerage | Lower listing cost, clear and simple fee | Fewer services, and on a home like this the pricing decision moves more money than the fee does |
| Luxury-only specialist | Reach at the top of the market | Autumn Creek's $401,000 to $600,000 band is a different buyer pool |
| The Mandie McMillan Team, RE/MAX Coastal | Bay Area resale pricing, coastal and county-line detail, 6 producing agents behind your file | We will tell you if a specialist fits your situation better than we do |
Competitor descriptions here are specialty-based and reflect general market roles rather than any one firm's published figures, which change constantly. Verify anyone's claims yourself, ours included. The point is not to rank firms, it is to notice that "best" is meaningless until you name the job. Selling a large 2001 home in a Harris County pocket of Friendswood is a specific job.
The Autumn Creek numbers that set your list price
| Metric | Autumn Creek | Source and vintage |
|---|---|---|
| Single-family homes | 484 | HAR subdivision data, Aug 2026 |
| Median size and lot | 3,297 sq ft on 10,129 sq ft | HAR, Aug 2026 |
| Median year built | 2001 | HAR, Aug 2026 |
| Median market value | $490,164 | HAR, Aug 2026 |
| Median sold price per sq ft | $152.23 | HAR, Aug 2026 |
| Value range | $401,000 to $600,000 | HAR, Aug 2026 |
| Active vs recently sold | 9 active, 116 sold | HAR, Aug 2026 |
| HOA dues | Roughly $600 to $875 per year, varying by section | HAR listing-level data, 2026 |
| Combined tax rate | 2.0920%, no MUD | HAR subdivision tax breakdown, 2026 |
| Friendswood median sale price | $454,000 on 73 sales | HAR city price trends, June 2026 |
| Friendswood median days on market | 13 days | HAR city price trends, June 2026 |
| Harris County median days on market | 47 days | FRED, July 2026 |
Now the comparison that actually explains Autumn Creek. Against eight other Friendswood communities, it has the second-largest median home and the lowest sold price per square foot of the group.
| Community | Median sq ft | Median market value | Sold $/sq ft | County and ISD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ranch Estates | 4,899 | $968,770 | $204.68 | Galveston, Friendswood ISD |
| Friendswood Lakes | 3,779 | $646,890 | $184.78 | Galveston, Friendswood ISD |
| Wilderness Trails | 2,490 | $439,970 | $180.70 | Galveston, Friendswood ISD |
| Creekside at West Ranch | 3,931 | $667,940 | $179.49 | Galveston, Friendswood ISD |
| Forest Bend | 1,491 | $245,515 | $170.05 | Harris, Clear Creek ISD |
| Heritage Park 77546 | 1,932 | $310,084 | $158.35 | Harris, Clear Creek ISD |
| Sunmeadow | 2,001 | $302,780 | $152.84 | Galveston, Friendswood ISD |
| Autumn Creek | 3,297 | $490,164 | $152.23 | Harris, Clear Creek ISD |
All figures are HAR subdivision data as of August 2026 and will move. Read that table as a seller and you see the trap immediately. Autumn Creek is expensive in total dollars and cheap per square foot. An agent who prices your home on the per-foot number will leave money on the table, and an agent who prices it against West Ranch Estates will list you into silence. The right method is to price against recent Autumn Creek closings in your own section, then adjust, because HOA dues alone range from about $600 to $875 depending on which of the seven-plus sections you are in.
What actually predicts a good outcome
| What to compare | Why it predicts results | Where to check it |
|---|---|---|
| License and disciplinary record | Baseline competence and a clean public file | TREC License Holder Search and the disciplinary button on that record |
| Verified client ratings | Only clients from closed MLS transactions can rate, across four categories | HAR Client Experience Rating on the agent's profile |
| Sale-to-list ratio | Whether their pricing advice holds up in negotiation | Ask for their last ten closings, not their best one |
| Expired and withdrawn listings | The number agents leave out of their marketing | Ask directly, then verify in MLS |
| Same-subdivision closings | Whether they know your section or just your city | Ask for Autumn Creek and Harris-side Friendswood specifically |
Two cautions on the metrics. Sale-to-list ratio and days on market are not adjusted for market conditions or property type, so a strong number in a hot quarter proves less than it looks. And HAR's rating is opt-in for public display, so an absent rating is a question worth asking rather than an automatic red flag.
The real tradeoffs when you choose
| Option | Upside | Trade-Off |
|---|---|---|
| Hire on price of service | You keep more of the fee, and the math is easy to understand up front. | On a $490,000 home, a pricing error of even 3% moves far more money than the fee difference does. |
| Hire on name recognition | Familiarity, big marketing spend, and a lot of signs around town. | Recognition is not the same as knowing that Autumn Creek is Harris County and Clear Creek ISD. |
| Hire on section-level fit | The agent prices off your section, sets the school story correctly, and does not lose the buyer at the survey. | It takes one extra conversation to find that person instead of calling the first number you see. |
Why The Mandie McMillan Team fits this specific job
Friendswood was founded by Quakers in 1895 and turned into a commuter town after NASA arrived ten miles away in 1962. The county line running through it is a leftover of that history, and it still catches agents out.
Mandie McMillan has been licensed since 2000, 26 years in the business, born and raised in La Marque in 1976 and a 50-year resident of this area, with 18 years in her current League City home just up FM 518. She is a RE/MAX International Hall of Fame inductee and a repeat RE/MAX Chairman's Club and Platinum Club honoree, holding SRS and CLHS designations, and she served as 2017 President of the Bay Area chapter of the Women's Council of Realtors and 2018 Texas District Vice President.
In 2025 the team closed 75 sides and $22,127,458 in volume, with Mandie personally closing 30 sides and $11,676,748, across just 6 producing agents. That works out to roughly 12.5 closed sides and about $3.7 million per agent. You get an experienced agent who knows your file, backed by a real bench, not a number in a forty-agent funnel. We call it Client for Life, because you should keep a realtor the way you keep a CPA.
Compare us against anyone on this list. If you want that comparison done honestly, contact The Mandie McMillan Team at RE/MAX Coastal for a fit conversation about your Autumn Creek home.
