What is the median home price in Harris County?

What are the windows and what do they say?

The six-month median of $320,000 is steadier than a single month. Monthly medians over the last twelve months ranged from $301,000 in February 2026 to $325,000 in June and July 2026, and the August figure was $311,145. The 12-month median of $315,000 compares with $322,046 for the twelve months before. Price per square foot was steady between $153 and $158 in every month. The county figure blends condominiums, townhouses and detached homes, so it is lower than the medians of suburban cities such as Cypress ($420,860) and Katy ($350,000). Two reading rules apply, and both matter for a county as large as Harris. Compare medians over the same window, and look at the count of sales beside the price. A single month of about 3,600 sales in Harris is reliable; a single subdivision with 12 sales is not. The site's card figure is $161 per square foot on a different window, and we quote the window with each number.

What does the market hold by price band and type?

Of 20,475 homes for sale, 8,576 are under $300,000, 7,568 are from $300,000 to $500,000, 2,290 from $500,000 to $750,000 and 1,937 above $750,000. By type, 16,801 are detached, 1,899 condominiums, 1,360 townhouses and 111 duplexes. Closed sales by band in August 2026 were 998 under $250,000, 1,864 from $250,000 to $500,000, 520 from $500,000 to $1 million and 205 above $1 million. A median is a midpoint: budgeting from the band and type you want is more useful than the countywide number. Translating price to payment: at the $320,000 median with 20% down ($256,000 loan) and a 7.03% 30-year rate (Freddie Mac survey, September 24, 2026), principal and interest is about $1,708 a month. Adding the median tax of $601 a month gives $2,309 before insurance and any HOA or MUD differences. That is about $860 a month less than the principal-and-interest-plus-tax figure at the Cypress median. Rates change daily, so use a current lender quote.

Common follow-up questions

Sources

• Allen Markel's MLS database mirror

Related questions

• Are home prices in Harris County going up or down?

  Flat to slightly down. The Harris County median sale price for the last 12 months is $315,000, which is 2.2% below the $322,046 median for the 12 months before it.

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• How much inventory does Harris County have and how fast is it selling?

  Harris County has about 20,475 homes for sale and 5.0 months of inventory, a balanced level. Half of the homes that sold in the last 12 months went under contract within 29 days of listing.

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• Harris County vs Fort Bend County: how do taxes and prices compare?

  Fort Bend County homes cost more and carry a slightly higher tax rate. The six-month median sale price is $389,000 in Fort Bend and $320,000 in Harris, or $165 versus $156 per square foot.

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• What is the median home price in Cypress right now?

  The median sale price of Cypress homes that closed in the last six months (March 25 to September 25, 2026) is $420,860, based on 1,919 sales, or about $170 per square foot.

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