AFFORDABLE · HOUSTON, TX
Under $300k in Houston: homes you can actually afford
Where the entry-level market lives in Houston right now.
Live from the Houston MLS · Updated June 1, 2026
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$300k goes further in Houston than headlines suggest. 12 active listings under that mark. starting at $1 up to $19,900.
Median asking in this bracket is $18,450 . roughly 17.4× less than the Houston city-wide median. On average, you're getting 2,932 sq ft at this price point. Most of the affordable inventory is in Cooperative Land & Oil Co. 2 of 12.
This is first-home territory. entry-level buyers, investors looking at rentals, and downsizers all hunt here.
Houston Price Distribution
How Houston prices break down right now.
- <$250k4,65634%
- $250 to 500k6,03144%
- $500 to 750k1,48311%
- $750k to 1M5634%
- $1M+1,0988%
13,831 active for-sale listings
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Houston's most affordable homes.
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$1$1LIST PRICE15335 Poplar GroveHouston, TX4 beds · 3 baths · 2,724 sq ft· 16 days on marketClark Realty - 2
$1$1LIST PRICE17414 Turquoise StreamHouston, TX4 beds · 3 baths · 3,140 sq ft· 9 days on market1st Texas, Realtors - 3
$13,500$13,500LIST PRICE3 WashingtonHouston, TX· 97 days on marketListWithFreedom.com - 4
$16,000$16,000LIST PRICE163-167 HardyHouston, TXCactus Real Estate, LLC - 5
$17,000$17,000LIST PRICE73 DogwoodHouston, TX· 90 days on marketKeller Williams Advantage Realty - 6
$17,900$17,900LIST PRICE000 Pin OakHouston, TXAlliance Properties - 7
$19,000$19,000LIST PRICE0 BalfourHouston, TX· 344 days on marketEaton Real Estate Company,LLC - 8
$19,000$19,000LIST PRICEtbd Hardy RdHouston, TX· 720 days on marketKeller Williams Realty Professionals - 9
$19,500$19,500LIST PRICE3362 SilverlineHouston, TXBrilliant Brokerage, LLC - 10
$19,500$19,500LIST PRICE0 Pin OakHouston, TX· 52 days on marketBeycome Brokerage Realty, LLC - 11
$19,500$19,500LIST PRICE11623 & 11625 Cool ShadowsHouston, TX· 240 days on marketCB&A, Realtors - 12
$19,900$19,900LIST PRICE00 SilverlineHouston, TX· 169 days on marketMDK Realty Associates
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