Katy 77494

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX · Fort Bend County, TX · 2,176 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

67affordability /100

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

Payment burden
20.3%
affordable
Days on market
42
daily
Price cuts
29.3%
of active
Valuation
-55.4%
vs assessor
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56
/100
Mixed
cooling · seller slight · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
35
Affordability
95
Valuation
20
Economic health
67

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: 72d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)75
Cancellation Rate (10%)50
Days on Market (5%)75

Balanced market in 77494. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 20.3% of median income. Median days on market: 72. Renting is approximately 97% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 23.6).

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 1.6% YoY.

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Median price
$489,671
▾ 1.6% YoY
Days on market
42
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,731
ZORI
Investor score
36/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
454
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-55.4%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$218,500
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$152
Price-to-income3.4×

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How 77494 ranks in TX
percentile vs all Texas ZIPs · n=1763
Market velocity78%
Supply tightness56%
Affordability66%
Investment yield24%
Appreciation36%

Affordability, supply & momentum

33SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply17.7 mo
Days on Market42d
Inv vs History+5.3%
Listing Density11.1/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$2,473
Payment burden20.3%
Median income · ZIP$146,105
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$2,963
Monthly rent$1,731
Market dynamics
Price cut %29.3%
Momentumcooling
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply17.7
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,731
Price-to-rent23.6
Est. cap rate2.8%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score3
Transit score8
Bike score—

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Fort Bend 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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