Anyone trying to compare top realtors in Wayside Place, Texas City TX runs into a problem before they even start: the public data for this market is currently a year out of date, and the official valuation on your own house is off by roughly a quarter. Wayside Place is a 538-home subdivision in Texas City, 77590, where the median house was built in 1953 and runs 1,272 square feet. Nothing about it resembles the citywide average, which means the free numbers everyone quotes are the wrong numbers here. How an agent handles that gap is the comparison.
Start by comparing what their numbers are made of
Most agent comparisons happen on the wrong axis. Buyers and sellers compare years in business, sign counts and star ratings, none of which tell you whether the person can price a 1950s two-bedroom in a pocket the portals barely cover. Here is the axis that actually predicts the outcome in Wayside Place.
| What to compare | Why it decides the result here |
|---|---|
| The vintage of their market data | Texas City's most-cited public market page is currently serving figures labeled November 2025. An agent quoting "the Texas City median" today may be a year behind. |
| Whether they price off the roll | The appraisal roll sits far below market in Wayside Place. Anchoring to the tax notice costs a seller real money. |
| Whether they price off the city | The citywide median describes a bigger, newer house. Applied here it does the opposite damage. |
| Depth of their comp history | HAR publishes 27 years of sales for this subdivision. Reading that table is the job. |
| Who actually works this market | Texas City is a working-port city with its own economics, not a Galveston or League City suburb. |
The useful move when interviewing agents is simple and nobody expects it: ask what month their median figure is for. An agent who names the month, and who knows the portal has drifted, is telling you they verified it. An agent who cannot say is quoting a screenshot. In a subdivision like this one, that single question sorts the field faster than any review page. For a valuation built on the subdivision's own comps rather than a citywide figure, the team's home value assessment is the starting point.
The Wayside Place numbers, and why the city's numbers do not apply
Below are the subdivision figures from the HAR record for Wayside Place, whose sales history runs through the 2023 tax year and which states no data year for its summary block, alongside the citywide Texas City figures from Redfin, verified on November 10, 2026. Note the label on that second column carefully.
| Measure | Wayside Place (HAR, through tax year 2023) | Texas City citywide (Redfin, labeled November 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Median market value | $159,605 | $295,900 median sale price, up 5.7% |
| Median appraised value | $131,876 | Not published |
| Price per square foot | $131.28 sold, $103.68 appraised | $148, down 4.5% |
| Median size | 1,272 sq ft | Not published |
| Median year built | 1953 | Not published |
| Average bedrooms and baths | 2.00 bed, 1.25 bath | Not published |
| Value range | $91K to $184K | Not published |
| Median days on market | Not published | 96, up from 61 a year earlier |
| Homes sold | 23 in the 2023 tax year | 55, down from 75 |
That right-hand column is the headline, and not for the reason it looks. Texas City's Redfin market page served figures labeled August 2026 as recently as early November. On November 10, 2026 the same page is serving November 2025. The public number for this city has gone backwards by roughly a year, and anyone pulling it today without reading the label will quote 2025 data as current. That is the condition of the market rather than a criticism of any agent, and it is the first thing worth verifying when two listing presentations cite the same source.
The second thing in that table is the structural mismatch. A 1,272 square foot, two-bedroom, one-and-a-quarter-bath house built in 1953 is not what a citywide median of $295,900 describes. Wayside Place sits at a $159,605 median market value, roughly $136,000 below the citywide figure, and the entire reason is the housing stock. Compare the per-foot figures instead and the distance closes dramatically: $131.28 in Wayside Place against $148 citywide. The gap is mostly size and age, not a location penalty, which is exactly the kind of distinction a star rating cannot surface.
The factor that separates agents here: a 27 percent roll gap
| Factor | What it means in Wayside Place |
|---|---|
| The roll understates the market badly | Appraised $103.68 per square foot against sold $131.28. That is a $27.60 per foot gap, about 27%. |
| In dollars on a median house | Roughly $131,900 on the appraisal roll against about $167,000 at market on 1,272 square feet. |
| The per-foot run has been steep | Sold per foot went $51.52 in 2015, $87.42 in 2019, $130.35 in 2022, $131.28 in 2023. |
| But it flattened in the last recorded year | From $130.35 to $131.28 is essentially flat after years of fast gains. |
| The comp set is genuinely deep | HAR's table records about 475 sales from 1997 through 2023, including 23 in 2023. |
| Inventory is thin | HAR shows 8 homes for sale or rent across 538 properties. |
The roll gap is the single most consequential number in this post. Owners across Galveston County have spent years watching appraisal notices climb and have learned to treat the district as an adversary that overvalues them. In Wayside Place the record points hard the other way: the appraised figure sits about 27 percent below what buyers have actually paid per square foot. A seller who looks at a $131,876 appraised value and lists near it is not being conservative, they are mispricing by tens of thousands. Equally, a buyer told "it is appraised at $131,000 so anything above that is a ripoff" is being argued at with the wrong document.
Where this becomes an agent comparison rather than a market fact is the 1997 to 2023 sales table. Twenty-seven years of per-foot history on a 538-home subdivision is unusually good data, and it is free. An agent who has read it can tell you the neighborhood tripled per foot over two decades and then went flat in the last recorded year. An agent who has not will reach for the citywide number, which today is a year stale.
One caution on the tax figures. The HAR table for Wayside Place lists Texas City ISD at 1.3113, City of Texas City at 0.4900, Galveston County at 0.3676, Mainland College at 0.2676 and county road and flood at 0.0084, with no total and no tax year on the page. This stack has disagreed with district-verified rates captured elsewhere, so treat it as a conversation starter with your lender, not a quotable total.
Comparing your options neutrally
The Texas City market is served by several kinds of operation and each is genuinely better at something. No disparagement is intended and no production figures are claimed for any of them, because figures from public directories move and go stale.
| Option | Upside | Trade-Off |
|---|---|---|
| National-brand franchise offices | Broad relocation referral networks and recognizable marketing. | A 538-home, sub-$200,000 subdivision rarely gets senior attention inside a large funnel. |
| Discount and flat-fee listing services | The lowest headline cost, which is real money on a $160,000 house. | Pricing in a market where the roll is 27% off is exactly the task you are economizing on. |
| Cash-offer and iBuyer platforms | Speed and certainty, with no showings. | Their models lean on automated valuations, and automated valuations here inherit the roll gap. |
| Local independents and boutique teams | They know the subdivision-level data and the port economy behind it. | Bench depth varies widely, so ask who covers your file when your agent is away. |
Why the Mandie McMillan Team, Client for Life rather than "best agent"
There is a reason this team can speak to Texas City specifically rather than generically. Mandie McMillan is the 2026 Chair of the Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce, after four years on its executive board, focused on small business growth and the economic development of Texas City, La Marque and the broader Galveston County area. It means the person advising you on a Wayside Place house sits in the rooms where the city's commercial and industrial future gets discussed, and a working-port city's housing market is downstream of exactly that.
She was born and raised in La Marque, the center of Galveston County, and has spent all 50 of her years in this area, 26 of them in this business. 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 active producing agents that is about 12.5 closed sides and roughly $3.7 million per agent, which is the comparison point that matters most on a modest house: depth over headcount.
Her credential record is verifiable rather than decorative. Mandie is a RE/MAX International Hall of Fame inductee, earned in 2019, and a repeat RE/MAX Chairman's Club and Platinum Club honoree, with the Seller Representative Specialist designation and a Women's Council of Realtors leadership record that includes 2018 Texas District Vice President.
What the team actually sells is the Client for Life approach: a permanent advisor in the same tier as a trusted doctor, lawyer or CPA, backed by the Rising Tide roster and a process built for zero-hiccup closings. You can see how Wayside Place fits into the wider city on the team's Texas City real estate page, and read how listings get priced at why sellers list with us.
Want a number on your Wayside Place house that comes from the subdivision's own 27-year comp history rather than a stale citywide median? Contact The Mandie McMillan Team at RE/MAX Coastal, or call the office at (281) 729-5557.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I compare top realtors in Wayside Place, Texas City TX?
Compare them on the vintage and source of their numbers. Ask what month their Texas City median is for, because the most-cited public market page is currently serving figures labeled November 2025. Then ask whether they price off the appraisal roll, the citywide median, or this subdivision's own 27-year sales history.
What is the median home value in Wayside Place, Texas City?
The HAR subdivision record for Wayside Place shows a median market value of $159,605 and a median appraised value of $131,876, within a $91,000 to $184,000 range. Median size is 1,272 square feet and median year built is 1953. That sales history runs through the 2023 tax year.
Why is the Texas City median so different from Wayside Place?
Because the housing stock is different, not the location quality. Wayside Place averages 2.00 bedrooms and 1.25 baths at 1,272 square feet, built around 1953, so its $159,605 median sits well below the citywide figure. Compare per square foot instead, $131.28 here, and most of that gap closes.
Does the Galveston County appraisal roll reflect Wayside Place market values?
No, and the gap is large. HAR shows appraised value at $103.68 per square foot against sold at $131.28, roughly 27% apart. On the 1,272 square foot median that is about $131,900 on the roll against roughly $167,000 at market. Pricing off your tax notice here undershoots significantly.
