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The median home value in Harris County, TX is $278,518 as of 2026-08-31, down 2.14% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$278,518
Year-over-Year
-2.14%
National Rank
#1110 of 3071
Harris County ranks 64th out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is +18.5% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $215,660, making Harris County +29.1% above the TX state median.
The typical home value decreased by 1.3%, from $282,112 in May 2026 to $278,518 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $282,112 | -2.3% |
| Jun 2026 | $282,169 | -2.3% |
| Jul 2026 | $280,978 | -2.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $278,518 | -2.1% |
Households here earn a median of $74,983 a year against a typical home value of $278,518 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.7×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 53% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Harris County recorded a violent crime rate of 1,039 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 4,043 per 100,000.
Based on 14 reporting cities covering 2,733,787 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Harris County is $278,518. That's down 2.14% from a year earlier. That is about 18.5% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Harris County the 64th most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $74,983, so a typical home costs about 3.7× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Harris County recorded 1,039 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 2,733,787 residents across 14 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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