housing costs · Texas
Housing costs in Harris County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,401 | ± $7 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,349 | ± $6 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,269 | ± $8 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $1,164 | ± $6 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $276,600 | ± $1,878 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $255,000 | ± $1,747 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $235,300 | ± $1,177 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $201,200 | ± $1,796 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 32.0 % | ± 0.3 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 31.6 % | ± 0.3 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 31.0 % | ± 0.4 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 30.5 % | ± 0.4 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Harris County is $1,401, above the Texas median of $957 across 249 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.