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The median home value in Houston County, TX is $212,650 as of 2026-08-31, up 1.27% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$212,650
Year-over-Year
+1.27%
National Rank
#1799 of 3071
Houston County ranks 125th out of 243 counties in TX by median home price, and is -9.5% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within TX, the typical county has a median home value of $215,660, making Houston County -1.4% below the TX state median.
The typical home value was unchanged, from $212,742 in May 2026 to $212,650 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 | $212,742 | -0.9% |
| Jun 2026 | $215,940 | +0.5% |
| Jul 2026 | $210,421 | +1.2% |
| Aug 2026 | $212,650 | +1.3% |
Households here earn a median of $56,531 a year against a typical home value of $212,650 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 55% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Houston County recorded a violent crime rate of 154 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,274 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 7,768 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Houston County is $212,650. That's up 1.27% from a year earlier. That is about 9.5% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Houston County the 125th most expensive of 243 counties in Texas.
Median household income here is $56,531, so a typical home costs about 3.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Houston County recorded 154 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 7,768 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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