Houston market data
111K active listings out of 2.2M total properties we track across 412 Houston ZIPs — listings, off-market homes, rentals, and full sales/tax history. Refreshed nightly.
Over the past 12 months, Houston has recorded 9,792 home sales. Last month saw 18 sales (-95.4% vs the prior month). Drag the time slider above to watch the sales wave ripple month by month across the metro.
- Sales (12mo)
- 9.8K
- Last month
- 18
- MoM
- -95.4%
- Peak month
- Jul 2024
- Median sale
- —
Right now, 111K homes are actively for sale across Houston. Median list price is $360K at $170/sqft. Hover any hex above to see its local median price and property-type mix.
- Active total
- 111K
- Median list
- $360K
- Median $/sqft
- $170
- Top ZIP
- 77493
- Top type
- Single Family (88%)
Flip activity in Houston surfaces in the hex map — dense cells are sub-neighborhoods where buy-and-resell transactions have clustered. Out of 9,792 sales in the past year, a meaningful slice fits the classic flip profile. Hover for local flip counts and median profit.
- Sales (12mo)
- 9.8K
- Median sale
- $266K
- Top ZIP
- 77493
15.4% of recorded sales in Houston have cleared the $1M mark. Median sale price across all recorded transactions is $266K. Drag the decade slider to see the $1M line sweep across the metro.
- $1M+ share
- 15.4%
- Median sale
- $266K
- Current list
- $360K
Houston's housing stock peak-built in the 2000s. 69% of homes were built after 1980; just 2.1% predate 1940. Since 2020 we've tracked 222K newly-built homes.
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- Post-1980
- 69%
- Pre-war
- 2.1%
- New (2020+)
- 222K
Corporate and LLC buyers show up in the map — dense hexes mark neighborhoods with high investor purchase activity. Our current dataset shows 2.02M rental listings with enough data to calculate yield in Houston.
- Rental listings
- 2.02M
- Avg gross yield
- 51.06%
- Tracked
- 2.2M
Inventory breakdown
Distribution of the 111K currently-active listings in Houston. Our full dataset covers 2.2M Houston properties — listings, off-market homes, rentals, and full sales/tax history — queryable per-ZIP or per-property via the API.
{
"metro": "houston",
"total_tracked": 2201368,
"active": 110619,
"median_list": 360000,
"sold_this_month": 18,
"median_sold":
}Houston ZIPs by activity
Drill into any ZIP for hex-level breakdowns. 412 ZIPs total in this metro.
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Get Houston data in your app
Every number on this page is queryable via a single REST endpoint.
GET https://api.straply.com/v1/markets/metro/houston
Authorization: Bearer $STRAPLY_KEY{
"metro": "houston",
"total_tracked": 2201368,
"active": 110619,
"median_list": 360000,
"sold_this_month": 18
}Houston metro real estate: market summary
As of June 2026, Straply tracks 2,201,368 homes in the Houston metro area, with 110,619 active for sale at a median list price of $360,000 (~$170/sq ft). Notably, it's a high-end market — 15% of recent sales were $1M or more.
- Median list price
- $360,000
- Median $/sq ft
- $170
- Active listings
- 110,619
- Properties tracked
- 2,201,368
Frequently asked: Houston metro real estate
What is the median home price in Houston?
The median list price in the Houston metro area is $360,000 (about $170 per square foot), based on 110,619 active listings tracked by Straply as of June 2026.
What price range are homes in Houston?
Active listings in the Houston metro area concentrate in: 40% $300k–$500k and 33% under $300k.
How many homes are for sale in Houston?
Straply is tracking 110,619 active listings in the Houston metro area out of 2,201,368 properties on record as of June 2026.
How old are the homes in Houston?
Most homes in the Houston metro area were built in the 2000s. About 69% were built after 1980. The newest tracked home dates to 2026.
What types of homes are in Houston?
The Houston metro area is mostly single-family homes (88% of listings). Also common: townhouses 7%.
How many bedrooms do homes in Houston typically have?
The most common size in the Houston metro area is 3 bd.
What are the most active ZIP codes in Houston?
The ZIP codes with the most active listings in the Houston metro area are 77493, 77433, 77494, 77406, 77459.
Data as of June 2026. Source: Straply. For address-level history and programmatic access, use the Straply API.