Katy 77449

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX · Harris County, TX · 42,998 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

68affordability /100

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

Payment burden
19.2%
affordable
Days on market
48
daily
Price cuts
23.5%
of active
Valuation
-4%
vs assessor
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73
/100
Stable
cooling · seller slight · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
42
Affordability
95
Valuation
90
Economic health
68

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

34/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 55d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)25
Cancellation Rate (10%)50
Days on Market (5%)60

Seller-favored market in 77449. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 19.2% of median income. Median days on market: 55. Renting is approximately 4% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 12.5).

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 2.5% YoY.

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Median price
$271,763
▾ 2.5% YoY
Days on market
48
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,811
ZORI
Investor score
74/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
404
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-4.0%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$260,800
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$141
Price-to-income3.2×

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How 77449 ranks in TX
percentile vs all Texas ZIPs · n=1763
Market velocity73%
Supply tightness72%
Affordability70%
Investment yield80%
Appreciation27%

Affordability, supply & momentum

28SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply20.1 mo
Days on Market48d
Inv vs History+20.2%
Listing Density10.6/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$1,373
Payment burden19.2%
Median income · ZIP$85,934
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$1,645
Monthly rent$1,811
Market dynamics
Price cut %23.5%
Momentumcooling
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply20.1
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,811
Price-to-rent12.5
Est. cap rate5.2%
Buy vs rentfavors buying

Livability

Walk score2
Transit score2
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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