Houston Republic

In August 2023, the median sale price of a home in Harris County rose by $1,118 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 4.9%, according to BlockShopper.com.

Data shows that there were 6,246 homes sold in August 2023, with a median sale price of $203,488 - a 0.6% increase over the $202,370 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 6,568 homes sold in Harris County in August 2022.

For context, the median sales tax in Harris County, based on the latest available data from 2021, was $1,755, which stands at 0.9% of August 2023's median home sale price.

The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Harris County from August 2022 to August 2023.