Houston - TX housing market
The Houston metro has a typical home value of $307,772, down 2.0% from a year ago. Homes sell in 36 days on average, a balanced market. 29% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
How to read this data
The typical home value ($307,772) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Houston - TX metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are down 2.0% over the past year. A home worth $314,053 last year is now worth roughly $307,772.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $330,090. Homes are selling at 97.4% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.
Homes listed in Houston - TX sit on the market for roughly 36 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 28.9% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 8,962 new listings hit the market each month in Houston - TX. There are currently 38,487 homes for sale, up 3.7% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Houston - TX is $1,654, up 0.1% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.5x, toss-up (#135 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,582 a month in principal and interest, $72 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.10% rate.
What's not on this page
This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in TX
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas - TX | $364,793 | -2.6% | 30.0d |
| San Antonio - TX | $279,434 | -1.9% | 39.0d |
| Austin - TX | $424,339 | -5.2% | 48.0d |
| McAllen - TX | $191,508 | +0.0% | 78.0d |
| El Paso - TX | $233,302 | +1.8% | 30.0d |
| Killeen - TX | $251,916 | -1.5% | 42.0d |