Houston Real Estate Prices per Square Foot
Buy prices, rent prices, historical development and submitted values for Houston, TX.
Average buy price
$185.00 / sqft
Typical residential purchase price per square foot.
Average rent
$1.52 / sqft / month
Monthly rent per square foot.
Median home price
$340,000
Estimated median residential sale price.
Median monthly rent
$1,495
Estimated median rent for the city.
Historical price development
Buy price development
Buy prices have increased by about 269.3% across the available history.
Rent price development
Rent prices have increased by about 176.4% across the available history.
Submitted values in Houston
This table includes individual submitted values and historical market-average values, so the local price development is easier to compare.
| Date | Type | Property | Price / sqft | Size | Total | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | Buy history | Market average | $185.00 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2026-06-29 | Rent history | Market average | $1.52 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2026-06-28 | Rent | apartment | $1.95 / sqft | 840 sqft | $1,638 | Galleria / Uptown 77057 |
| 2026-06-26 | Rent | townhouse | $1.95 / sqft | 1,450 sqft | $2,828 | EaDo 77003 |
| 2026-06-26 | Rent | luxury apartment | $2.70 / sqft | 780 sqft | $2,106 | Downtown Houston 77002 |
| 2026-06-26 | Buy | single-family home | $305.00 / sqft | 2,380 sqft | $725,900 | Greater Heights 77008 |
| 2026-06-26 | Buy | single-family home | $430.00 / sqft | 3,100 sqft | $1,333,000 | West University Place / Rice Village 77005 |
| 2026-06-25 | Rent | apartment | $1.30 / sqft | 650 sqft | $845 | Sharpstown 77036 |
| 2026-06-25 | Rent | townhouse | $1.85 / sqft | 1,785 sqft | $3,302 | Memorial 77024 |
| 2026-06-25 | Buy | multi-family home | $155.00 / sqft | 2,600 sqft | $403,000 | Acres Homes 77088 |
| 2026-06-25 | Buy | condo | $240.00 / sqft | 1,040 sqft | $249,600 | Texas Medical Center 77030 |
| 2026-06-24 | Buy | single-family home | $190.00 / sqft | 2,350 sqft | $446,500 | Clear Lake 77058 |
| 2026-06-24 | Buy | single-family home | $390.00 / sqft | 4,200 sqft | $1,638,000 | Memorial Villages 77024 |
| 2026-06-23 | Buy | condo | $175.00 / sqft | 875 sqft | $153,125 | Westchase 77042 |
| 2026-06-23 | Buy | condo | $255.00 / sqft | 1,265 sqft | $322,575 | Galleria / Uptown 77057 |
| 2026-06-23 | Buy | single-family home | $210.00 / sqft | 1,620 sqft | $340,200 | Eastwood 77023 |
| 2026-06-22 | Buy | condo | $265.00 / sqft | 920 sqft | $243,800 | Midtown 77004 |
| 2026-06-18 | Rent | apartment | $1.45 / sqft | 930 sqft | $1,349 | Clear Lake 77058 |
| 2026-06-17 | Rent | loft | $2.25 / sqft | 960 sqft | $2,160 | Downtown Warehouse District 77002 |
| 2026-06-14 | Buy | single-family home | $235.00 / sqft | 2,100 sqft | $493,500 | Spring Branch East 77055 |
| 2026-06-13 | Buy | single-family home | $260.00 / sqft | 1,950 sqft | $507,000 | Garden Oaks / Oak Forest 77018 |
| 2026-06-08 | Buy | single-family home | $128.00 / sqft | 1,180 sqft | $151,040 | Sunnyside 77051 |
| 2026-06-07 | Rent | apartment | $1.18 / sqft | 560 sqft | $661 | Greater Greenspoint 77060 |
| 2026-06-05 | Buy | single-family home | $470.00 / sqft | 3,900 sqft | $1,833,000 | Tanglewood 77056 |
| 2026-05-30 | Rent | condo | $2.40 / sqft | 980 sqft | $2,352 | Greenway / Upper Kirby 77098 |
| 2026-05-29 | Buy | townhouse | $230.00 / sqft | 1,985 sqft | $456,550 | EaDo 77003 |
| 2026-05-26 | Rent | apartment | $1.22 / sqft | 780 sqft | $952 | Alief 77072 |
| 2026-05-25 | Rent | apartment | $1.55 / sqft | 915 sqft | $1,418 | Energy Corridor 77079 |
| 2026-05-23 | Rent | condo | $1.75 / sqft | 1,020 sqft | $1,785 | Braeswood Place 77025 |
| 2026-05-23 | Buy | townhouse | $205.00 / sqft | 1,780 sqft | $364,900 | Energy Corridor 77079 |
| 2026-05-21 | Buy | single-family home | $495.00 / sqft | 3,850 sqft | $1,905,750 | River Oaks 77019 |
| 2026-05-20 | Rent | luxury apartment | $2.95 / sqft | 1,350 sqft | $3,983 | River Oaks 77019 |
| 2026-05-15 | Rent | single-family home | $1.52 / sqft | 2,100 sqft | $3,192 | Meyerland 77096 |
| 2026-05-13 | Buy | townhouse | $275.00 / sqft | 2,210 sqft | $607,750 | Montrose 77006 |
| 2026-05-11 | Rent | single-family home | $1.32 / sqft | 2,200 sqft | $2,904 | Kingwood 77345 |
| 2026-05-11 | Buy | single-family home | $225.00 / sqft | 2,650 sqft | $596,250 | Meyerland 77096 |
| 2026-05-06 | Rent | single-family home | $1.65 / sqft | 1,750 sqft | $2,888 | Oak Forest 77018 |
| 2026-05-06 | Buy | duplex | $165.00 / sqft | 1,850 sqft | $305,250 | Third Ward 77004 |
| 2026-05-05 | Rent | luxury apartment | $2.62 / sqft | 1,125 sqft | $2,948 | Museum District 77004 |
| 2026-05-05 | Buy | loft | $248.00 / sqft | 1,120 sqft | $277,760 | Downtown Houston 77002 |
| 2026-05-04 | Rent | apartment | $1.42 / sqft | 700 sqft | $994 | Westchase 77042 |
| 2026-05-02 | Rent | duplex | $1.55 / sqft | 1,200 sqft | $1,860 | Eastwood 77023 |
| 2026-05-02 | Rent | apartment | $2.22 / sqft | 890 sqft | $1,976 | Washington Corridor 77007 |
| 2026-04-25 | Buy | single-family home | $145.00 / sqft | 1,450 sqft | $210,250 | Sharpstown 77036 |
| 2026-04-23 | Rent | apartment | $1.48 / sqft | 865 sqft | $1,280 | Spring Branch East 77055 |
| 2026-04-20 | Rent | apartment | $2.05 / sqft | 760 sqft | $1,558 | Texas Medical Center 77030 |
| 2026-04-16 | Buy | condo | $345.00 / sqft | 1,550 sqft | $534,750 | River Oaks 77019 |
| 2026-04-14 | Rent | apartment | $2.45 / sqft | 640 sqft | $1,568 | Montrose 77006 |
| 2026-04-14 | Buy | townhouse | $150.00 / sqft | 1,320 sqft | $198,000 | Alief 77072 |
| 2026-04-13 | Buy | single-family home | $178.00 / sqft | 2,850 sqft | $507,300 | Kingwood 77345 |
| 2026-04-11 | Rent | townhouse | $2.10 / sqft | 1,520 sqft | $3,192 | Greater Heights 77008 |
| 2026-04-07 | Rent | apartment | $2.15 / sqft | 705 sqft | $1,516 | Midtown 77004 |
| 2025-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $184.00 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2025-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $1.51 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2024-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $182.60 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2024-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $1.49 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2023-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $177.50 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2023-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $1.50 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2022-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $167.70 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2022-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $1.46 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2021-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $146.60 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2021-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $1.39 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2020-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $135.30 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2020-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $1.32 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2019-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $131.20 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2019-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $1.26 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2018-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $126.50 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2018-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $1.20 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2017-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $120.40 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2017-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $1.16 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2016-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $115.80 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2016-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $1.18 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2015-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $111.40 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2015-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $1.19 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2014-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $103.40 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2014-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $1.12 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2013-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $93.10 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2013-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $1.04 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2012-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $88.20 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2012-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.99 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2011-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $86.10 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2011-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.96 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2010-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $87.20 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2010-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.94 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2009-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $88.30 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2009-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.93 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2008-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $87.80 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2008-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.91 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2007-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $85.90 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2007-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.87 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2006-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $82.10 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2006-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.83 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2005-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $77.40 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2005-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.79 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2004-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $73.90 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2004-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.76 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2003-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $71.50 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2003-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.73 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2002-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $69.50 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2002-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.71 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2001-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $66.90 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2001-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.69 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2000-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $63.20 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 2000-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.66 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 1999-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $58.80 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 1999-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.63 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 1998-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $55.20 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 1998-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.60 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 1997-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $52.30 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 1997-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.58 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 1996-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $51.20 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 1996-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.57 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 1995-12-31 | Buy history | Market average | $50.10 / sqft | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
| 1995-12-31 | Rent history | Market average | $0.55 / sqft / month | n/a | n/a | Houston, TX |
Housing market overview for Houston, TX
The real estate market in Houston, TX can be compared more clearly by looking at price per square foot. Current estimates show an average buy price of $185.00 / sqft and an average rent of $1.52 / sqft / month.
Buyers can use the purchase price per square foot to compare homes, condos and apartments of different sizes. Renters can use monthly rent per square foot to compare different rental listings more accurately.
The reported values on this page show how prices can vary by neighborhood, property type, size and condition. Historical values help explain whether the local market has been rising, stable or cooling.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average home price per square foot in Houston?
The average residential buy price in Houston, TX is $185.00 / sqft based on the current values available on this page.
How much is rent per square foot in Houston?
The average rental price in Houston, TX is $1.52 / sqft / month. Actual rents can vary by neighborhood, property type and building quality.
Are property prices in Houston increasing?
Based on the available historical values, buy prices have increased by about 269.3%.