Housing Cost Comparison
Houston’s housing costs are among the lowest of the major U.S. metro areas.
Published on 4/25/25
- At 20.8 percent below the national average, Houston’s housing costs are the lowest among the most populous U.S. metros, according to the C2ER Cost of Living Index 2024. Furthermore, housing costs in Houston are 52.0 percent lower than the average for the most populous U.S. metros. (This housing index is based 69.5 percent on homeownership and 30.5 percent on rental occupancy)
- Excluding the two most expensive housing markets—New York and San Francisco—which tend to skew the average, Houston’s housing costs are 43.2 percent lower than the major metro average.
Prepared by Greater Houston Partnership Research
Leta Wauson
Research Director
lwauson@houston.org
