Are home prices in La Porte going up or down?
Built from Allen Markel's own listing data · Texas Premier Realty ·
Short answer
For La Porte, the answer is mixed. In 7 of the last 12 months the median sale price was above the same month a year earlier, and in 4 it was below. Closed sales over the same 12 months were 468, 6% fewer than the 496 in the 12 months before. Monthly medians are noisy in smaller markets, so read the direction over a year, not one month.
Month by month against a year ago
We compare each of the last 12 months with the same month a year earlier. In La Porte, 7 months were higher, 4 were lower and 1 were unchanged. Closed sales over the same 12 months were 468, 6% fewer than the 496 in the 12 months before. Median price per square foot in August was $158, against $151 in the same month a year before. By quarter, the median sale price was $280,000 for 2026-Q3 against $263,500 for 2025-Q3.
What it means for timing
Direction alone does not tell you when to act. A market that is flat in the middle can still be moving in a price band or a subdivision, and a seller and a buyer are usually looking at different bands. Numbers like these describe the whole of La Porte, not one street or one home, and real estate decisions are rarely a straight line. When you are ready to look at timing a purchase or a sale for a specific address or plan, talk to us to find the right option for your circumstances.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Months higher than a year earlier (of 12) | 7 |
| Months lower than a year earlier (of 12) | 4 |
| Closed sales, last 12 months | 468 |
| Closed sales, the 12 months before | 496 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2025-Q2 | $260,000 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2025-Q3 | $263,500 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2025-Q4 | $245,000 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2026-Q1 | $279,500 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2026-Q2 | $280,000 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2026-Q3 | $280,000 |
Common follow-up questions
Are prices in La Porte falling?
The last 12 months were mixed against the year before; the table shows the month counts and quarterly medians.
Can I use this to time the market?
It describes what already happened. It does not predict prices, and no one can promise where they go next.
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