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.
The 2026 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston
Rising costs are making it harder for Houston-area residents to afford housing and build wealth.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The 2020 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston
This first State of Housing report compares how dozens of key housing indicators in Harris County and Houston have shifted between 2010 and 2018.
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