Houston 77009

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX · Harris County, TX · 16,311 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

53affordability /100

Buyer leverage is seller slight; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
28.5%
stretched
Days on market
52
daily
Price cuts
29.6%
of active
Valuation
+45.7%
vs assessor
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47
/100
Mixed
cooling · seller slight · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
35
Affordability
65
Valuation
35
Economic health
53

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

39/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 51d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)60

Seller-favored market in 77009. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 28.6% of median income. Median days on market: 51. Renting is approximately 54% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 18.5).

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
COOLINGSELLER SLIGHT

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Sellers hold a slight edge. Prices down 2.1% YoY.

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Median price
$385,811
▾ 2.1% YoY
Days on market
52
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,736
ZORI
Investor score
50/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
317
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+45.7%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$561,950
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
—
Fair-value model not available for this market.
fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+59.7%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Harris+59.7%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$248
Price-to-income4.7×

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How 77009 ranks in TX
percentile vs all Texas ZIPs · n=1763
Market velocity69%
Supply tightness74%
Affordability22%
Investment yield44%
Appreciation30%

Affordability, supply & momentum

21SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply38.7 mo
Days on Market52d
Inv vs History+6.8%
Listing Density21.0/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$1,949
Payment burden28.5%
Median income · ZIP$81,921
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$2,335
Monthly rent$1,736
Market dynamics
Price cut %29.6%
Momentumcooling
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply38.7
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,736
Price-to-rent18.5
Est. cap rate3.5%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score5
Transit score10
Bike score—

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Harris County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

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