Houston, TX Housing Market 2026: What Homes Actually Sell For
What homes actually sell for in Houston: a median closing price of $366,820 across 3,504 closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, with the sample size and mix stated plainly.
If you invest in or around Houston, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what Houston sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last six months, as of September 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 6 months: 3,504
- •Median sold price, last 6 months: $366,820
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 6 months: $192
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 3,504 closed sales in Houston over the last six months, with a median closing price of $366,820. 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. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. The large tracked sample provides substantial market-level evidence. 82% 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 3,484 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $148 and $257 per square foot.
Figures last updated September 6, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Houston, TX (September 2026)
The median home price in Houston is $366,820, measured across the 3,504 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 34 days, across 1,012 Houston closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 27 days, across 919 Houston closings Resideline tracked in the last six months
Houston Real Estate Market Trends in 2026
Among the Houston closings with usable living area over the last six months, single-family houses closed at a median of $196 per square foot (2,868 sales), condos at $158 (323 sales), townhouses at $180 (210 sales) and multi-family homes at $175 (82 sales).
From market read to offer price
A market read is the backdrop. 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, so it cannot be revised once the sale price is known. Grading it is a different matter in Texas: because sale prices are not public record here, a confirmed closing price reaches us for only a small share of Texas homes, and most Texas estimates stay frozen and ungraded. The accuracy scoreboard is therefore a national record rather than a Texas one. 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
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 4835000
Data updated: September 2026
Analysis period: last six months
Tracked closings: 3,504
Median sold price: $366,820
Median sold $/sqft: $192 (3,484 qualifying)
Property mix: 82% houses
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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 $366,820, measured across 3,504 closings Resideline tracked.
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 $192, measured across 3,484 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
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