Single-family construction inside Montgomery ISD has picked up speed in 2025, with hundreds of new starts and sales clustered in the district’s central and southern zones. District planners say the surge, from builders breaking ground to homebuyers closing, will directly affect enrollment, traffic and campus planning over the coming years. A spring 2026 Zonda Demographics presentation to trustees highlights both ready-to-build lots and a much larger pipeline of proposed subdivisions that could reshape where students live.
On June 9, Zonda Demographics presented MISD’s spring 2026 demographic report, which shows new single-family home starts reached 678 in 2025 and single-family home closings reached 575, both the highest counts since 2022, according to the MISD report. The report clarifies that “starts” mean homes under construction and “closings” mean homes sold, and it ranks 2025 as the second-highest year for both metrics going back to 2020. Trustees received the presentation during a special meeting as part of the district’s regular demographic review process.
Community Impact published a summary of the presentation and noted MISD Chief of Staff Justin Marino confirmed the definitions of starts and closings in an email to reporters. As reported by Community Impact, the district also made maps available showing which elementary zones are seeing the most building activity.
Where Growth Is Concentrated
The report’s maps show the Montgomery Elementary zone in the southwest portion of the district had about 187 homes under construction in 2025, while the Creekside elementary zone in the central district recorded roughly 197 homes sold that year. In total, Zonda counted about 385 single-family homes currently under construction across 35 subdivisions and reported groundwork has begun on approximately 2,300 home lots within 14 neighborhoods. The study also identifies 17 potential subdivisions that could add about 11,350 home lots inside MISD boundaries, concentrated centrally in the district, per the MISD report.
Builders Say Demand Persists
Local builders and market observers say the on-the-ground activity mirrors the numbers in the report. Conroe News recently reported some builders are accelerating production in Montgomery County even as national builder confidence cools, citing local firms that expect increased closings. New-construction listings in the area and several community launches within MISD boundaries underscore that demand for entry- and move-up single-family homes remains active locally.
What This Means For Schools
MISD trustees heard the presentation as part of the district’s routine demographic review, the step districts use to update enrollment projections, attendance boundaries and long-range facility plans. The mix of lots already in development plus the larger pool of potential future lots gives planners a multi-year window of where student populations may grow and which campuses could need expanded capacity or transportation changes. District leaders did not announce immediate boundary changes at the June 9 presentation, but staff said the numbers will feed into the district’s next round of planning, according to the MISD report.
For parents and prospective buyers, the influx means more inventory and new neighborhoods, while for MISD it marks a pressing planning moment as officials translate lots and closings into seats and bus routes. District materials and the Zonda presentation will guide that work over the next year as builders continue moving from groundwork to finished homes.
