Houston median home price
The average home price in Houston is $204,428, ranking #1,892 of 3,071 U.S. counties. Updated monthly and free to explore.
Median home price
$204,428
Ranks #1,892 of 3,071 U.S. counties, in the top 62%.
- vs. national median$234,352Houston is lower than the U.S. median
- vs. Alabama median$182,928Houston is higher than the Alabama median
What median home price means
The median home value is the typical home price in a market: the midpoint of Zillow's home value index (ZHVI), which tracks a typical home across all types and price tiers. It is updated monthly and smoothed to cut noise, so it is a steadier read of what homes actually cost here than a raw median sale price, which swings with whatever happened to sell that month.
Houston average home price: common questions
What is the average home price in Houston?
The average home price in Houston is $204,428, which ranks #1,892 of 3,071 U.S. counties. Curb Report updates this monthly and it is free to view.
Is the average home price in Houston above or below the national average?
Houston is lower than the U.S. median of $234,352, putting it in the top 62% of U.S. counties.
How does Houston compare with the rest of Alabama?
Houston is higher than the Alabama median of $182,928.
Is the average home price the same as the median home price?
People usually search for the "average home price" in a place, but the number published here is the typical home value from Zillow's ZHVI, which is a median-style measure rather than an arithmetic mean. That is deliberate: a true average is dragged upward by a handful of luxury sales, so it overstates what a normal home costs. For everyday purposes the two answer the same question, and the figure below is the better answer to it.
What does median home price mean?
The median home value is the typical home price in a market: the midpoint of Zillow's home value index (ZHVI), which tracks a typical home across all types and price tiers. It is updated monthly and smoothed to cut noise, so it is a steadier read of what homes actually cost here than a raw median sale price, which swings with whatever happened to sell that month.