Housing

What's keeping Harris County housing unaffordable? These 4 charts and maps offer clues.

Many Harris County homeowners and renters continue to struggle with high housing costs, even as home sale prices plateau.

Harris County and Houston Housing Dashboard

To see how key housing indicators and affordability metrics in your neighborhood compare to the rest of the region, explore this interactive tool developed in partnership with Harris County and the city of Houston.

Harris County records biggest shift toward renting, away from homeownership in a decade

About 19,000 fewer Harris County households lived in a home they owned in 2024, while nearly 30,000 more households opted to rent, according to the Kinder Institute's 2026 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report.

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.

Webinar: 2026 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston

This year’s State of Housing report takes a deeper look at affordability — going beyond home prices to examine rental and ownership trends, demographic shifts and rising insurance costs. Experts will unpack key findings and their implications.

When Floodplains Move: A Story of Harris County, TX

This StoryMap explores how FEMA’s revised floodplain maps are reshaping flood risk across Houston and Harris County, highlighting vulnerable communities and opportunities for targeted planning and mitigation.

Kinder Institute Luncheon 2026

Join civic leaders, community members and researchers for a first look at the Kinder Houston Area Survey, one of the nation's longest-running studies of a metropolitan area.

San Antonio cracked down on problem landlords. Here’s what Houston could learn.

Houston’s build-to-rent market keeps growing. Will federal legislation bring it down?

Houston’s small but fast-growing build-to-rent segment — in which companies construct new single-family homes and townhouses specifically to lease them — faces a major threat from federal legislation that would force most developers to sell their new properties.

Left in the cold: These Houston residents report lack of safe, reliable heating in winter

Early results from a Kinder Institute survey show 12% of Harris County residents don’t have safe, reliable heat at home.

Are corporate buyers hogging single-family homes in Harris County? Here’s what the data shows.

A Kinder Institute analysis shows nine large companies own about 1% of single-family homes in Harris County.

Urban Edge’s most-read stories in 2025: Public housing, population growth articles top the list

These seven Urban Edge articles garnered the most reader interest in a busy year for Houston.

Houston’s committee for enforcing apartment standards sits dormant. Will City Council revive it?

Shoddy AC, pesky cockroaches, thin insulation: Study gives early insight into common Houston housing issues

Despite glut of existing homes for sale, Houston leads nation in new-home permitting