The Downtown Houston housing market is not very competitive. The median sale price of a home in Downtown Houston was $307K last month, up 15.8% since last year. The median sale price per square foot in Downtown Houston is $274, down 1.3% since last year.
What is the housing market like in Downtown Houston today?
In January 2025, Downtown Houston home prices were up 15.8% compared to last year, selling for a median price of $307K. On average, homes in Downtown Houston sell after 43 days on the market compared to 53 days last year. There were 12 homes sold in January this year, down from 16 last year.
All Home Types
Median Sale PriceAll Home Types
Median Sale Price
(All Home Types)
$307,000
+15.8% YoY | Jan 2025
Based on Redfin calculations of home data from MLS and/or public records.
Location
Data
Jan 2025
Growth
% YoY
Downtown Houston, TX
$307,000
+15.8%
United States
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How hot is the Downtown Houston housing market?
Downtown Houston is not very competitive. Homes sell in 64.5 days.
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Redfin Compete Score™
The Redfin Compete Score rates how competitive an area is on a scale of 0 to 100, where 100 is the most competitive.
Calculated over the last 9 months
Multiple offers are rare.
The average homes sell for about 4% below list price and go pending in around 65 days.
Hot homes
can sell for about 2% below list price and go pending in around 21 days.
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Sale-to-List PriceAll Home Types
Sale-to-List Price
(All Home Types)
95.9%
-2.7 pt YoY | Jan 2025
Based on Redfin calculations of home data from MLS and/or public records.
Location
Data
Jan 2025
Growth
% YoY
Downtown Houston, TX
95.9%
-2.7 pt
United States
Schools in Downtown Houston
Learn about schools in the Downtown Houston area
Elementary
Middle
High
GreatSchools Rating
4/10
Bruce Elementary School
Public • PreK-5
395
Students
6 reviews
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Climate's impact on Downtown Houston housing
Learn about natural hazards and environmental risks, such as floods, fires, wind, and heat that
could impact homes in Downtown Houston.
Flood Factor - Moderate
59% of properties are at risk of severe flooding over the next 30 years
Flood Factor
Downtown Houston has a moderate risk of flooding. 281 properties in Downtown Houston are likely to be
severely affected
by flooding over the next 30 years. This represents 59% of all properties in Downtown Houston. Flood risk is increasing slower than the national average.
100% of properties are at extreme
risk of a severe wind event over the next 30 years
Wind Factor
Downtown Houston has an Extreme Wind Factor® risk based on the projected likelihood and speed of hurricane, tornado, or severe storm winds impacting it. Downtown Houston is most at risk from hurricanes. 944 properties in Downtown Houston have some risk of being in a severe wind event within the next 30 years.
Wind likelihood over time
If an exceedingly rare windstorm
(a 1-in-3,000 year storm event)
occurred today, it could cause wind gusts of up to 133 mph. In 30 years, an event of this same likelihood would show increased wind gusts of up to 142 mph.
100% of properties are at extreme
risk of heat over the next 30 years
Heat Factor
Downtown Houston has an extreme risk from heat. This is due to
"feels like" temperatures
increasing, and because 100% of homes in Downtown Houston have an Extreme Heat Factor®.
Downtown Houston is expected to see a 242% increase in the number of days over 109ºF over the next 30 years. Downtown Houston is expected to experience 7