Before Sienna, before Riverstone, before any of it, there was Quail Valley. Missouri City grew up around it, and Quail Valley Missouri City remains one of the most affordable ways into the city today. It is generally recognized as the first master-planned community in Fort Bend County. It also hosted a PGA Tour event twice.
By Zach Emmanouil, Broker Associate at C.R. Realty | Sienna Resident Since 2018
Quick answer: Quail Valley is a golf-course community in the geographic center of Missouri City, developed from 1969. Over the last 12 months, 156 homes sold at a median of $300,000, or $134.01 per square foot. Median size was 2,338 square feet. Homes sell in a median of 29 days. It is the most affordable established community in ZIP 77459 and the second largest market in it.
Quail Valley Missouri City Home Prices and Market Data
| Metric | Sold (last 12 months) | Currently Active |
|---|---|---|
| Number of homes | 156 | 58 |
| Median price | $300,000 | $325,000 |
| Median price per square foot | $134.01 | – |
| Median home size | 2,338 sq ft | – |
| Median days on market | 29 | – |
| Sold price range | $157,500 to $735,000 | – |
| Year built range | 1970 to 2000 | |
Source: Houston Association of Realtors MLS, single-family homes. Closed sales and active listings pulled from HAR Matrix on August 30, 2026, covering the prior twelve months.
The Sections of Quail Valley
This is not one neighborhood. It is a set of sections, several named after the golf courses they wrap around. They do not trade alike.
| Section | Sold | Active | Median Sold | $/Sq Ft | Median Sq Ft | Days on Market | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Valley East | 46 | 13 | $250,195 | $132.15 | 1,868 | 23 | 1973 to 1978 |
| Glenn Lakes | 20 | 7 | $357,999 | $127.54 | 2,747 | 27 | 1974 to 2000 |
| Thunderbird | 36 | 6 | $359,500 | $136.52 | 2,479 | 19 | 1975 to 1999 |
| Eldorado | 18 | 7 | $390,000 | $127.64 | 2,892 | 23 | 1970 to 1998 |
| Thunderbird West | 11 | 5 | $310,000 | $122 | 2,329 | 33 | 1974 to 1980 |
| La Quinta | 10 | 4 | $354,500 | $150.16 | 2,463 | 26 | 1973 to 1977 |
| Quail Valley North | 5 | 0 | $242,500 | $128 | 1,841 | 68 | 1972 to 1974 |
A further 26 sales list simply as “Quail Valley” without a section. Sections with fewer than five sales are not listed.
Quail Valley East (77489)
Quail Valley East is a section of Quail Valley, not a community of its own and not Quail Run. It is the most affordable section on this page, and the ZIP 77489 neighborhood table reports it separately from the rest of the community. Sixteen homes sold there over the last 12 months at a median of $250,195, or $141 per square foot. That is a smaller, older house than the Quail Valley median, and it sells for less.
| Quail Valley East (ZIP 77489) | Last 12 months |
|---|---|
| Homes sold | 16 |
| Median sold price | $250,195 |
| Median price per square foot | $141 |
| Median home size | 1,867 sq ft |
| Median days on market | 32 |
| Year built range | 1974 to 1975 |
Source: the ZIP 77489 figures published on Missouri City 77489, from a Houston Association of Realtors MLS pull dated August 14, 2026.
Two counts for one section is not an error. The section table higher up this page reports 46 sales at $132.15 per square foot from an August 30 pull, and it does not state a ZIP filter. Sales inside ZIP 77489 alone come to 16 on the August 14 pull. Use the 46-sale row when you compare sections of Quail Valley to each other, and the 16-sale row when you compare Quail Valley East to the rest of ZIP 77489.
Quail Run is the name buyers most often confuse it with, and it trades differently: 18 sales at a median $216,750 and $128 per square foot, in its own subdivision with its own page.
Against the community as a whole, the gap is size more than price per foot. Quail Valley overall sold 156 homes at a median $300,000 on 2,338 square feet, against the section table’s $250,195 on 1,868 square feet for East. That is roughly $49,800 and about 470 square feet of difference, which is arithmetic on this page’s own two tables rather than a separate MLS pull.
Quail Valley Missouri City Is the Area’s Most Balanced Market
Fifty-eight active listings against 156 sales a year works out to about 4.5 months of supply. That is squarely inside the four to six month band that defines a balanced market, where neither side holds much advantage.
That is worth pausing on, because almost nothing else I track sits there. Katy communities run tighter, at two to three months. The Galveston West End runs at fifteen months. Quail Valley is one of the few places in the region where a buyer and a seller meet on genuinely level ground.
The days on market figures agree. Sold homes took a median 29 days. Active listings have been out 44. That is a normal, healthy gap rather than the sign of a stalled market.
What the Sections Actually Tell You
Read the section table above by size before you read it by price. Quail Valley East has the lowest median at $250,195, and it also has the smallest homes at a 1,868 square foot median. Eldorado has one of the highest at $390,000 on 2,892 square feet.
Per square foot, though, the ranking nearly inverts. Eldorado runs $127.64 and Glenn Lakes $127.54, both below Quail Valley East at $132.15. La Quinta tops the list at $150.16 despite a mid-range price.
So the expensive sections are not expensive per foot. They are expensive because the houses are larger. A buyer comparing sections on price alone will misread the whole community, and one comparing purely on price per foot will misread it in the opposite direction.
Thunderbird is the one to watch on speed. It sold 36 homes in a median 19 days, the fastest section in the community and ten days quicker than Quail Valley overall.
Which Section Should You Look In?
Thunderbird and Eldorado are the top of the market at a $390,000 median, and both sell fast at 17 and 19 days. They also carry the largest homes, near 2,750 and 2,875 square feet.
Quail Valley East is the entry point at $251,250 with smaller homes near 1,868 square feet. It moves quickly too, at 21 days.
La Quinta carries the highest price per square foot at $150. That usually signals updated homes or better positioning on the course.
Quail Valley North is the outlier, at 68 days against a community median of 27. Only five homes sold there, so treat that as a small sample rather than a trend.
Quail Valley Golf Course History
Development began in 1969 under James H. MacNaughton, who bought roughly 600 acres and named the place for the quail that were on the land. He lived there himself once it opened.
The country club opened in 1970 as a private facility. Then something unusual happened for a Fort Bend suburb.
Quail Valley hosted the Houston Open in 1973 and 1974. Bruce Crampton won the 1973 event at 11 under par, one stroke ahead of Dave Stockton. The route used holes from both the El Dorado and La Quinta courses.
Both courses are public now, with reduced rates for residents. The club rebuilt the clubhouse in 2012 as a 25,000 square foot venue. It houses the Bluebonnet Grille and event space, and the site is a programming location for First Tee of Houston.
Most home construction wrapped up by the end of the 1970s, with scattered building into the following decades. That is why the housing stock reads 1970 to 2000.
How Quail Valley Compares to Sienna
| Metric | Quail Valley | Sienna |
|---|---|---|
| Median sold price | $300,000 | $489,953 |
| Median price per sq ft | $134.01 | $174 |
| Median home size | 2,439 sq ft | 3,002 sq ft |
| Median days on market | 27 | 43 |
| Year built | 1970 to 2000 | 1997 to 2026 |
Quail Valley costs about 35 percent less and sells noticeably faster. You trade newness and resort amenities for mature trees, established streets and golf frontage. See my Sienna guide if you want the other side of that comparison.
What to Watch For in Quail Valley Homes
These homes are 25 to 55 years old. That is not a problem, but it does change what you inspect.
Therefore, budget for roof, HVAC, water heater and original plumbing on anything that has not been updated. Ask when the sewer line was last scoped. Check whether anyone has replaced the electrical panel.
The upside is that lots here are generally larger than in newer master-planned communities. The tree canopy is also fully grown. You cannot buy 50 years of oak trees.
Schools and School Zoning
Fort Bend ISD serves Quail Valley. Boundaries in this district shift. In an older community with many small sections, the lines rarely follow what people assume.
I verify zoning for the exact address rather than giving a community-level answer. My Fort Bend ISD rezoning guide explains how the district redraws boundaries.
Taxes and the Wider Area
Quail Valley sits inside Missouri City limits, so a city rate applies on top of county, school and any district. My Fort Bend MUD tax guide explains how those layers stack.
For the wider picture, see my 77459 guide, which compares every community in this ZIP. There is also my Missouri City real estate guide.
Thinking About Quail Valley Missouri City?
This is where your money goes furthest in 77459, and the sections differ more than most buyers expect. Which one suits you depends on budget, square footage and whether you want the course in your back yard.
Send me an address and I will pull its sales history, tax jurisdictions and school zoning before you tour.
Zach Emmanouil
Broker Associate & Team Lead, ZACH RE GROUP at C.R. Realty
ABR · CNE · CLHMS · SRES
281-387-1535 · zach@zachregroup.com