During the first three months of 2025, 40% of Houston-area households could afford to buy a median-priced home, according to the Houston Association of Realtors’ Q1 Housing and Rental Affordability Report released May 8.

In the first quarter of 2025, the median price of a home in the Houston area was $337,400, according to the report.

Diving in deeper

Households in the Houston area needed to make $95,200 a year to afford a median-priced home, according to the report. That figure changes depending on one’s county, according to the report.Zooming out

Across the state, 40% of households could afford a median-priced home, with households needing to make $94,400 a year to purchase a $334,900 house, according to the report.

Nationally, a median-priced home costs $402,300, with 36% of households able to afford that, according to the report.Quote of note

“What we’ve seen in the early part of 2025 shows a degree of stability in the Houston housing market, which is encouraging news for prospective homebuyers,” HAR Chair Shae Cottar with LPT Realty said via news release. “However, with ongoing economic uncertainty, some people are exercising greater caution in their purchasing decisions, including when it comes to buying a home.”