Houston, TX Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For
What homes actually sell for in Houston: a median closing price of $369,900 across 3,389 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, plus the full price spread.
Houston produces a steady stream of closings but little consensus: sales over the last six months span a range wide enough that the median is a midpoint between different markets, not a going rate. The distribution below matters more than the headline.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 3,389
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $369,900
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $193
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $239,999 and $570,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 3,389 closed sales in Houston over the last six months, with a median closing price of $369,900. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $239,999 and $570,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. The large tracked sample provides substantial market-level evidence. 83% of the Houston closings we track here are single-family houses, so these figures primarily reflect that segment, and the citywide $/sqft figure primarily reflects that segment as well. Across the 3,371 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $149 and $260 per square foot.
Figures last updated August 22, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Houston, TX (August 2026)
The median home price in Houston is $369,900, measured across the 3,389 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months. The middle half of those sales closed between $239,999 and $570,000.
Where Houston sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Houston over the last six months, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $239,999 and $570,000. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 35 days, across 925 Houston closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 27 days, across 842 Houston closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
The Houston angle
Houston closed data is workable but not self-explanatory. What stands out is the asymmetry: there is noticeably more room between the median and the upper quartile than there is below the median, so the midpoint understates where the stronger half of ordinary sales lands.
From market read to offer price
A spread this wide means the citywide number cannot price a specific address; the step that matters is the property-level read. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. As of August 2026, the public scoreboard showed 3.26% median error across 11,465+ graded closings. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Houston address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:
Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Houston, TX
Data updated: August 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 3,389
Median sold price: $369,900
Median sold $/sqft: $193 (3,371 qualifying)
Property mix: 83% houses
https://resideline.com/blog/houston-housing-market-2026
The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Houston over the last six months, and is refreshed when the data is.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Houston?
The median sold price in Houston over the last 6 months is $369,900, measured across 3,389 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Houston last month?
Resideline tracked 405 closed sales in Houston in July 2026, out of 3,389 closings tracked over the last six months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Houston?
The middle half of Houston sales over the last six months closed between $239,999 and $570,000, with a median of $369,900.
What is the typical price per square foot in Houston?
Among qualifying Houston closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, the median sold price per square foot was $193, measured across 3,371 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
Does the Houston median represent a typical sale price?
It represents the middle of the closings Resideline tracked, which is not the same as a typical property. The median came in at $369,900 with the middle half of closings between $239,999 and $570,000, and more of that range sits above the median than below it. Use matched comps to place your subject inside the band rather than assuming the middle.
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