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ZIP 77020 Houston, TX Housing Market

City
Houston
County
Harris County
State
TX
Metro area
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

Price, Rent & Competition

$164,330

$1,881

45 index

118

Supply & Market Activity

20

14

18.80%

Area profile & market context

Population

23,686

Population density

1,171 / sq mi

Latest market movement

Home value (MoM)

+0.91%

Inventory (MoM)

-2.48%

Buyer competition (MoM)

+9.76%

New listings (MoM)

-16.67%

Homes Pending (MoM)

0.00%

Price cuts share (MoM)

-2.46%

Typical rent (YoY)

+7.35%

How quickly homes are selling

Stable

Direct sale-speed signals look fairly stable for this ZIP right now.

This summary uses one direct sale-speed signal for this ZIP. Supporting ZIP and metro context is shown separately.

Sale-speed figures and broader market activity are shown separately. Missing sale-speed values are not estimated.

Sale-speed measures for this ZIP

  • Homes going pending

    Value: 14 · MoM: 0.00% · YoY: -

Other local market activity

  • New listings

    Value: 20 · MoM: -16.67% · YoY: 5.26%

  • Homes for sale

    Value: 118 · MoM: -2.48% · YoY: 9.26%

  • Buyer competition

    Value: 45 · MoM: 9.76% · YoY: 12.50%

  • Price cuts share

    Value: 18.80% · MoM: -2.46% · YoY: -34.56%

  • Home sales activity (metro)

    Value: 5,440 · MoM: -15.82% · YoY: -5.62%

ZIP 77020 covers residential neighborhoods in Houston, located within Harris County, TX, part of the broader Houston housing market. The typical home value in ZIP 77020 in the Houston housing market is $164,330, with a typical rent of $1,881 per month. That puts the local home-value-to-annual-rent ratio at 7.3.

Key stats

  • ZIP 77020 is around the 8th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value.
  • ZIP 77020 is around the 39th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition.
  • The market-level home-value-to-annual-rent ratio is 7.3.
  • 70 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading.
  • Supply contracted while buyer competition strengthened.
Typical home value
$164,330
Typical rent
$1,881
Homes for sale
118
Buyer competition
45
New listings
20
Homes going pending
14
Listings with price cuts
18.8%
Typical home value — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Down 3.3% over 12 months
Typical home value down 3.3% over the last 12 months in ZIP 77020.
Typical rent — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 8.0% over 12 months
Typical rent up 8.0% over the last 12 months in ZIP 77020.
Homes for sale — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 11.3% over 12 months
Homes for sale up 11.3% over the last 12 months in ZIP 77020.
New listings — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 11.1% over 12 months
New listings up 11.1% over the last 12 months in ZIP 77020.
Homes going pending — past 12 months
Nov 25 – Aug 26
Up 100.0% over 10 months
Homes going pending up 100.0% over the last 10 months in ZIP 77020.
Buyer competition index — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Up 12.5% over 12 months
Buyer competition index up 12.5% over the last 12 months in ZIP 77020.
Listings with price cuts — past 12 months
Sep 25 – Aug 26
Down 29.0% over 12 months
Listings with price cuts down 29.0% over the last 12 months in ZIP 77020.

Price and rent in ZIP 77020

ZIP 77020 is around the 8th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for home value. ZIP 77020 is around the 84th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for rent.

ZIP 77020 home value & rent trend (past 12 months)

Typical home value fell 3.3% over the past 12 months, from $169,988 to $164,330. It rose in 4 of 11 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +0.9% in August 2026.

Typical rent rose 8.0% over the past 12 months, from $1,741 to $1,881. It rose in 7 of 11 monthly readings. The largest monthly gain was +3.9% in November 2025.

How ZIP 77020 compares to Houston

ZIP 77020's typical home value is 34.2% below the Houston median of $249,757. ZIP 77020's typical rent is 21.3% above the Houston median of $1,551. ZIP 77020's buyer competition is 4.3% below the Houston median of 47.

Supply, pending activity, and competition

ZIP 77020 is around the 50th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for for-sale inventory. ZIP 77020 is around the 39th percentile of tracked local ZIPs for buyer competition. 70 homes went pending for every 100 new listings in the current reading. Supply contracted while buyer competition strengthened. Over the 12 readings on record, inventory moved between 104 and 121 — a 17-point spread across 96 comparable tracked ZIPs.

Nearby markets worth comparing

Relevant nearby ZIP pages include 77011, 77023, 77003, 77012.

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