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Houston, TX

→StableMarch 2026
Population Δ % (5yr)
+0.2%
Source: Census ACS 2018→2023
Home Price Δ % YoY
+1.6%
Source: FHFA HPI Q4 2025
Median HH Income
$76,040
Source: Census ACS 2023
Median Gross Rent
$1,175
Source: Census ACS 2023
GDP Growth
+3.4%
Source: BEA RGDP
Employment Growth
+2.6%
Source: BLS QCEW
Avg Weekly Wage
$1,350
Source: BLS QCEW
Metro Population
7.3M
Source: Census ACS

Council Activity

last 90 days

Aggregate from 1 council meetingextracted via the Axiom civic intelligence pipeline. Sourced from each metro's public Legistar / Granicus archive.

High-Signal Meetings
1
Meetings flagged for development relevance
Rezonings Approved
0
Items classified as rezoning + outcome=approved
New Construction Approved
0
New_construction items approved at council
Housing Units Mentioned
0
Sum of unit counts in council items
Dollar Amount Mentioned
$0
Sum of dollar amounts in council items
Most Recent Meeting
2026-02-05
Latest meeting in extraction set

Axiom Signal Scores

Analyst+

Composite signal groups derived from >50 public + proprietary data sources, normalized 0–100 across all US metros.

Business Vitality72/100 — Active
Population Momentum70/100 — Growing
Demographics65/100 — Favorable
Economic Strength74/100 — Solid
Development Pipeline68/100 — Active
Accessibility48/100 — Car-Dependent
Safety & Environment50/100 — Low Risk
Amenity Demand66/100 — Well-Served
Metro composite average:64/100

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Top Neighborhoods by Axiom Score

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Highest-scoring micro-markets within Houston, TX.

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Market Analysis

Data-driven narrative for Houston, TX — March 2026.

Houston's energy sector recovery has stabilized employment, but diversification into biotech and aerospace is the real story. The Texas Medical Center corridor shows the strongest CRE fundamentals in the metro. Flood resilience infrastructure investments are beginning to improve safety scores in historically vulnerable areas.

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