Houston - TX housing market
The Houston metro has a typical home value of $305,001, down 1.9% from a year ago. Homes are sitting 40 days on average, buyers have negotiating room. 30% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Houston housing market, October 2026
The typical Houston home is worth $305,002 as of August 2026, down 0.1% from the prior month, down 0.7% over three months, and down 1.9% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $305,002 to $317,040.
Homes are going pending in about 40 days, slower than the 33 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 38,882 homes for sale, 3% more than a year ago. 29.5% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 26.1% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,643 a month, up 0.3% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 15.5.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($61,000), the typical Houston home costs about $2,071 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $88,700 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($305,001) 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 1.9% over the past year. A home worth $310,908 last year is now worth roughly $305,001.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $330,895. 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 40 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 29.5% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 8,390 new listings hit the market each month in Houston - TX. There are currently 38,882 homes for sale, up 3.4% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Houston - TX is $1,643, up 0.3% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.5x, toss-up (#136 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,689 a month in principal and interest, $46 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.12% rate.
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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 October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in TX
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas - TX | $360,437 | -2.3% | 34.0d |
| San Antonio - TX | $276,747 | -1.9% | 45.0d |
| Austin - TX | $417,977 | -4.7% | 53.0d |
| McAllen - TX | $193,007 | -0.2% | 75.0d |
| El Paso - TX | $234,069 | +2.2% | 29.0d |
| Killeen - TX | $250,457 | -1.5% | 45.0d |