State of Housing

INITIATIVE: CENTER FOR HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS HOUSING

The Kinder Institute’s State of Housing in Harris County and Houston reports provide annual updates across a variety of housing-related indicators tracking shifts in the region's housing system.

The Kinder Institute’s State of Housing in Harris County and Houston reports provide annual updates across a variety of indicators tracking shifts in the region's housing system.

Research

The 2025 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston

The 2025 State of Housing report highlights Harris County and Houston’s intersecting challenges around affordability, flooding, extreme heat, poor air quality, insufficient housing stock, and the rising cost of insurance to protect households from these vulnerabilities.

REPORT: June 17, 2025 HOUSING

The 2024 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston

The 2024 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report explores the implications of increasing homeownership costs in the region.

REPORT: June 20, 2024 HOUSING

The 2023 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston

The 2023 State of Housing report builds on prior reports by focusing on renters and renting.

REPORT: July 25, 2023 HOUSING

The 2022 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston

The third annual State of Housing report looks at the pandemic's impact on the local housing market. The report also sets new housing baselines on mortgage loan data, homelessness and other housing indicators.

REPORT: June 22, 2022 HOUSING

The 2021 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston

The 2021 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report uses a range of indicators to track the challenges, opportunities and trends in the region’s housing system.