Houston 77031

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX · Harris County, TX · 3,915 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

45affordability /100

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

Payment burden
33.5%
stretched
Days on market
32
daily
Price cuts
25.1%
of active
Valuation
+111.5%
vs assessor
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37
/100
Weak
cooling · balanced · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
35
Affordability
45
Valuation
20
Economic health
45

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

37/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
Needs 10.4% correction for affordability
DOM: 41d (falling) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)50
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)0
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)40

Seller-favored market in 77031. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 33.6% of median income. Median days on market: 41.

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 2.5% YoY.

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Median price
$259,427
▾ 2.5% YoY
Days on market
32
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,900
ZORI
Investor score
76/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
29
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+111.5%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$548,700
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$136
Price-to-income5.5×

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How 77031 ranks in TX
percentile vs all Texas ZIPs · n=1763
Market velocity89%
Supply tightness82%
Affordability12%
Investment yield86%
Appreciation27%

Affordability, supply & momentum

39SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply40.0 mo
Days on Market32d
Inv vs History+18.4%
Listing Density4.8/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$1,310
Payment burden33.5%
Median income · ZIP$46,892
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$1,570
Monthly rent$1,900
Market dynamics
Price cut %25.1%
Momentumcooling
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply40
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,900
Price-to-rent11.4
Est. cap rate5.7%
Buy vs rentfavors buying

Livability

Walk score8
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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