Best Neighborhoods For Buyers & Sellers
Updated Feb 18, 2025
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Best For Buyers
Neighborhood | Median Sale Price | Median Sales Price 5 Year Change |
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Briargrove Park/Walnutbend | $645,000 | 41% |
Medical Center South | $245,450 | 27% |
Five Corners | $251,000 | 37% |
Timbergrove/Lazybrook | $647,530 | 31% |
Northwest Houston | $297,000 | 48% |
East End Revitalized | $354,500 | 11% |
Brays Oaks | $306,000 | 27% |
Northside | $275,000 | 39% |
Rice Military/Washington Corridor | $562,350 | 18% |
Knollwood/Woodside | $555,600 | 22% |
Neighborhood | Median Sale Price | Median Sales Price 5 Year Change |
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Fort Bend County North / Richmond | $408,083 | 44% |
Alvin North | $410,000 | 41% |
Hockley | $299,945 | 29% |
Spring East | $257,000 | 39% |
Clear Lake Area | $365,000 | 28% |
Fort Bend South / Richmond | $342,000 | 34% |
Stafford Area | $269,949 | 38% |
Katy Old Towne | $380,000 | 31% |
Summerwood / Lakeshore | $375,200 | 26% |
Katy North | $304,995 | 40% |
Best For Sellers
Neighborhood | Median Sale Price | Median Sales Price 5 Year Change |
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Midtown Houston | $386,500 | 16% |
Sharpstown Area | $248,000 | 18% |
Washington East/Sabine | $540,000 | 20% |
Tanglewood Area | $2,160,000 | 37% |
River Oaks Area | $3,226,514 | 37% |
Greenway Plaza | $447,500 | -15% |
Memorial Villages | $2,096,652 | 30% |
Bellaire Area | $1,200,000 | 34% |
Shepherd Park Plaza Area | $459,900 | 33% |
West University/Southside Area | $1,862,500 | 33% |
Neighborhood | Median Sale Price | Median Sales Price 5 Year Change |
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Tomball Southwest | $430,000 | 32% |
Sugar Land South | $620,000 | 42% |
Hempstead | $247,500 | 46% |
The Woodlands | $638,000 | 55% |
Kingwood South | $380,000 | 44% |
Sugar Land East | $460,000 | 45% |
Sugar Land West | $465,000 | 34% |
Jersey Village | $353,000 | 35% |
Dickinson | $300,000 | 29% |
Alief | $255,000 | 32% |
Sources & Methodology
The data is for Houston (Data from the HAR MLS for purchases of single family homes over $125,000, not at lot value, in MLS Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 55 & 57).
As explained in our Best Houston Neighborhoods Guide, since Houston is over 600 square miles, we have segmented the city into six quadrants: Inner Loop, Close In (But Not Inner Loop), North/Northwest, East/Northeast, West / Southwest, South / Southeast.
We grouped Inner Loop & Close In regions into the “Central Houston” category.
We grouped North/Northwest, East/Northeast, West / Southwest, South / Southeast regions into the “Houston Suburbs” category.
Then, we analyzed every Houston MLS Geo Market Area (aka Houston Neighborhood) that has over 10 active listings and compared the total number of properties with price reductions to the total number of active listings.
Houston Neighborhoods with the highest percentage of properties with a price reduction are on the “Best For Buyers” list. Houston Neighborhoods with the lowest percentage of properties with a price reduction are on the “Best For Sellers” list.
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