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AFFORDABLE · HOUSTON, TX

Under $300k in Houston: homes you can actually afford

Where the entry-level market lives in Houston right now.

Pulled from the Houston MLS via Repliers · August 21, 2026
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$300k goes further in Houston than headlines suggest. 24 active listings under that mark. starting at $1 up to $70,000.

Median asking in this bracket is $56,500 . roughly 6.8× less than the Houston city-wide median. On average, you're getting 2,966 sq ft at this price point. Most of the affordable inventory is in Tomball. 3 of 24.

This is first-home territory. entry-level buyers, investors looking at rentals, and downsizers all hunt here.

Houston Price Distribution

How Houston prices break down right now.

  • <$250k8109%
  • $250 to 500k5,75163%
  • $500 to 750k1,60017%
  • $750k to 1M5246%
  • $1M+5116%
Where most homes sit
9%
fall between <$250k
9,196 listings analyzed
9,196 active for-sale listings
The ranking

Houston's most affordable homes.

  1. 1
    $1
    $1
    LIST PRICE
    13018 Cypress North Houston
    Cypress, TX
    · 70 days on market
    In-N-Out Realty
  2. 2
    $1
    $1
    LIST PRICE
    10703 Catclaw
    Tomball, TX
    4 beds · 3 baths · 2,966 sq ft· 2 days on market
    Clark Realty
  3. 3
    $18,000
    $18,000
    LIST PRICE
    R16662 (Lot 4) Sioux
    Hempstead, TX
    Walzel Properties - Spring
  4. 4
    $30,000
    $30,000
    LIST PRICE
    0 12th
    Brookshire, TX
    · 95 days on market
    RA Brokers
  5. 5
    $34,000
    $34,000
    LIST PRICE
    0 Kalihi
    Bastrop, TX
    · 6 days on market
    LPT Realty, LLC
  6. 6
    $34,800
    $34,800
    LIST PRICE
    R17081 (LOT 31) Indian Trail
    Hempstead, TX
    Walzel Properties - Spring
  7. 7
    $35,000
    $35,000
    LIST PRICE
    0 Holiday
    Tomball, TX
    · 748 days on market
    Evan Lloyd Properties, Inc.
  8. 8
    $38,900
    $38,900
    LIST PRICE
    119 Thelma
    Texas City, TX
    · 124 days on market
    INNOVA Realty Group
  9. 9
    $43,000
    $43,000
    LIST PRICE
    0 Sycamore
    Tomball, TX
    · 406 days on market
    Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene - Champions
  10. 10
    $52,500
    $52,500
    LIST PRICE
    Lot 45 Moore
    Tomball, TX
    · 341 days on market
    Flex Team Realty
  11. 11
    $52,500
    $52,500
    LIST PRICE
    Lot 46 Moore
    Tomball, TX
    · 341 days on market
    Flex Team Realty
  12. 12
    $53,000
    $53,000
    LIST PRICE
    0 Pine Creek
    Hockley, TX
    · 1 days on market
    HomeSmart

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