The published income-needed indicator for Houston stands at $88,863. It covers the housing share of the question, not what it takes to live comfortably, which no dataset defines. The metro income-needed indicator changed -0.48% year over year. The median tracked ZIP in Houston has a typical home value of $249,757 and typical rent of $1,551 per month. Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $129,187 in 77054 to $1,722,665 in 77005 — a factor of 13.3.
Key stats
- The metro income-needed indicator changed -0.48% year over year.
- The median tracked ZIP in Houston has a typical home value of $249,757 and typical rent of $1,551 per month.
- Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $129,187 in 77054 to $1,722,665 in 77005 — a factor of 13.3.
- The median tracked ZIP has a home-value-to-annual-rent ratio of 13.4.
- 29 of 97 tracked ZIPs (30%) show the current cooling flag.
- Tracked ZIP markets
- 97
- Median ZIP home value
- $249,757
- Median ZIP rent
- $1,551
- income needed change
- The metro income-needed indicator changed -0.48% year over year.
- housing cost spread
- Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $129,187 in 77054 to $1,722,665 in 77005 — a factor of 13.3.
- metro price to rent
- The median tracked ZIP has a home-value-to-annual-rent ratio of 13.4.
The income this metro asks for
The published income-needed indicator for Houston stands at $88,863. It covers the housing share of the question, not what it takes to live comfortably, which no dataset defines.
The metro income-needed indicator changed -0.48% year over year.
How far that income reaches
Across tracked ZIPs the typical home value runs from $129,187 in 77054 to $1,722,665 in 77005 — a factor of 13.3.
The same salary is comfortable in one tracked ZIP and short in another, which is why a single metro figure answers the question only halfway.
Sources and method
- HomeMarketCap.com data sources: ZIP and metro housing-market datasets
- HomeMarketCap.com methodology: calculation and missing-data rules
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