Houston home values and housing data, from records we hold.
The figures for Houston’s homes below are computed from records we hold ourselves — county parcels swept into our own store, plus 979 automated value estimates in a sample that covers part of Houston — not scraped from another site. A figure from anywhere else — a survey’s rate, an example price, a published metro reading — is named as that where it appears.
979 automated value estimates in a sample that covers part of Houston — not sale prices
25th to 75th percentile of the same estimates
median size, built around 1960
How much are homes in Houston, TX estimated to be worth?
$250,100 is the middle of 979 automated value estimates in a sample that covers part of Houston — not sale prices, and not a citywide median. The middle half of that sample runs from $169,300 to $430,400. Each estimate is a model's output for one home — a starting point, not an appraisal.
What does a typical Houston home look like?
Across 224,562 residential county parcels in Houston: the median home is 1,620 square feet with 3 bedrooms, built around 1960 (about 66 years old), on a 7,667 sq ft lot. 98% of parcels are single-family homes and 0% are condominiums.
What does it cost to sell a home in Houston?
Commission is negotiable; there is no standard rate. As an example, on a $340,000 home the 5.46% national average total commission in the Clever Real Estate survey of 434 agents, August 2026, which adds the listing and buyer-agent sides together, is about $18,564, and each point of commission is about $3,400. $340,000 is an example price for a home in Houston, not a statistic. Escrow, title and other closing costs are separate and are not estimated here. Run your own numbers in the Houston commission calculator.
How do Houston home values compare with other Texas cities?
Houston's figure is $250,100, the middle of 979 automated value estimates in a sample that covers part of Houston — not sale prices, and not a citywide median. The same figure for the other Texas city we hold a sample for: San Antonio $189,300 (981 estimates). Each sample covers part of its city, and a different part in each, so the order of these figures is not a ranking of the cities. To compare the cities themselves, use a published citywide or metro figure rather than these samples.
How much do home values vary within Houston?
Inside the sample we hold, the 25th-percentile estimate is $169,300 and the 75th is $430,400 — the top of the middle half sits 154% above the bottom, a very wide band. That is the spread of 979 automated value estimates in a sample that covers part of Houston, not of the whole city. What a home in The Heights, Montrose or Memorial is worth depends on elevation and flood history, which sit alongside square footage rather than behind it, so recent sales within a few blocks say more about one home than the middle of any sample.
How old are Houston's homes, and what kind are they?
The median Houston home was built around 1960, which makes the typical house about 66 years old — 1960s construction. Buyers price that age into their offer: roofs, wiring, plumbing and windows of that era are either already replaced or on the list, and the county record shows which. The median parcel is a 7,667 sq ft lot (about 0.18 acres), the conventional suburban footprint. Single-family homes are 98% of parcels; condominiums are rare here. These are medians across all 224,562 residential parcels we hold for Houston, not a sample.
What is the Houston housing market doing right now?
The typical mid-tier home value across the Houston, TX metro area was $305,001 as of August 2026; the median sale price was $335,000 (August 2026); 14.6% of homes sold above asking and the average sale closed at 97.4% of list; 7,423 new listings came to market in August 2026. That is a market where buyers negotiate, so the agent who prices to the comparable sales rather than to hope is the one who gets you to closing. Our own figure is a different kind of number: $250,100 is the middle of 979 automated value estimates in a sample that covers part of Houston — not sale prices, and not a citywide median. The metro figures cover the whole metro area and are not a valuation of any one home.
How do I find out what my own Houston home is worth?
Enter your address on this page. We look up the county record for your home — size, lot, year built, last recorded sale — and show an automated estimate beside it, with no phone number and no agent calling you. Then, if you choose, post the home once: up to ten Houston agents, ranked by verified performance and never by payment, each send a sealed proposal with their own pricing opinion and their fee in writing. So several written opinions of price and fee are worth more here than any single estimate.
Where these numbers come from
We maintain our own store of county assessor parcel records — 224,562 of them for Houston so far, growing daily. Housing-stock figures are medians across 224,562 county assessor parcel records held first-party. Value figures come from 979 automated estimates, most fetched in August 2026, for homes among the 224,562 Houston parcel records we hold. The sample was drawn when we held records for part of Houston, so its middle is not a citywide median; automated estimates are not sale prices or appraisals. No figure is scraped from another website.
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