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Home values, rents and more in South Houston, TX

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$188,000
Metro: $303,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−2.4%
Metro: −1.8% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
16,033
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$53,497
Metro: $82,168 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around South Houston, TX, shaded by typical home valueSouth Houston
  • Under $190k
  • $190k–$210k
  • $210k–$220k
  • $220k–$240k
  • $240k+
  • No data
ZIP codes around South Houston, TX, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. South Houston is outlined.

How South Houston compares

The typical home in South Houston, TX is worth about $188,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in South Houston are 38% below the typical value in the Houston metro area ($303,000) and 49% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in South Houston fell 2.4%, compared with −1.8% in the Houston metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $53,497, against $82,168 in the Houston metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 16,033 people live in South Houston (American Community Survey 2020–24).

South Houston has the 8th-lowest typical home value of the 109 cities in the Houston metro area and the 272nd-lowest of 1,071 in Texas with Zillow figures.

Part of: Harris County, TX · Houston metro area · Texas

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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