Houston 77016

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX · Harris County, TX · 14,715 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

65affordability /100

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

Payment burden
21.1%
affordable
Days on market
42
daily
Price cuts
18.1%
of active
Valuation
-27.5%
vs assessor
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51
/100
Mixed
cooling · balanced · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
2
Affordability
95
Valuation
50
Economic health
65

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

30/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 68d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)25
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)0
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)75

Seller-favored market in 77016. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 21.1% of median income. Median days on market: 68.

Buyer Caution

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

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

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices down 6.3% YoY.

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Median price
$161,351
▾ 6.3% YoY
Days on market
42
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,709
ZORI
Investor score
70/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
128
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-27.5%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$117,056
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
—
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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$122
Price-to-income3.5×

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How 77016 ranks in TX
percentile vs all Texas ZIPs · n=1763
Market velocity78%
Supply tightness60%
Affordability58%
Investment yield98%
Appreciation5%

Affordability, supply & momentum

37SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply21.3 mo
Days on Market42d
Inv vs History-22.6%
Listing Density13.1/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$815
Payment burden21.1%
Median income · ZIP$46,411
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$976
Monthly rent$1,709
Market dynamics
Price cut %18.1%
Momentumcooling
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply21.3
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,709
Price-to-rent7.9
Est. cap rate8.3%
Buy vs rentfavors buying

Livability

Walk score2
Transit score13
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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