Katy 77493

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX · Harris County, TX · 32,016 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

70affordability /100

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

Payment burden
18.4%
affordable
Days on market
67
daily
Price cuts
32.5%
of active
Valuation
-18.4%
vs assessor
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53
/100
Mixed
cooling · seller slight · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
6
Affordability
95
Valuation
50
Economic health
70

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

42/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
DOM: 73d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)40
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)25
Cancellation Rate (10%)50
Days on Market (5%)75

Balanced market in 77493. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 18.4% of median income. Median days on market: 73. Renting is approximately 8% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 13.0).

Balanced market conditions. Prices roughly aligned with fundamentals — similar to stable periods in 2014-2015.
COOLINGSELLER SLIGHT

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Sellers hold a slight edge. Prices down 3.6% YoY.

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Median price
$343,920
▾ 3.6% YoY
Days on market
67
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,206
ZORI
Investor score
71/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
934
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-18.4%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$280,577
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$152
Price-to-income3.0×

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How 77493 ranks in TX
percentile vs all Texas ZIPs · n=1763
Market velocity54%
Supply tightness54%
Affordability78%
Investment yield77%
Appreciation17%

Affordability, supply & momentum

16SUPPLY
OversuppliedSupply Tightness

Ample inventory — buyers have time and leverage to negotiate.

Months of Supply16.2 mo
Days on Market67d
Inv vs History-6.9%
Listing Density56.0/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$1,737
Payment burden18.4%
Median income · ZIP$113,388
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$2,081
Monthly rent$2,206
Market dynamics
Price cut %32.5%
Momentumcooling
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply16.2
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,206
Price-to-rent13.0
Est. cap rate5.0%
Buy vs rentfavors buying

Livability

Walk score1
Transit score9
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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Nearby ZIP codes

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