Real estate
BY JAMES T. NORMAN & LIZZY SPANGLER
During the first three months of 2025, 35% of Galveston County households could afford to buy a median-priced home in League City, according to the Houston Association of Realtors’ Q1 Housing and Rental Affordability Report released May 8. In the first quarter of 2025, the median price of a home in the League City area was $372,500, according to the report. This was down from $390,000 in the first quarter of 2024, data shows. Meanwhile, the minimum qualifying income to buy a median home in League City was $114,000 in the first quarter of 2025. Housing prices down in League City in past year
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Housing affordability, Q1 2025
Median home price Minimum qualifying income Percent change from Q1 2024 to Q1 2025
In the Greater Houston area, 40% of Houston-area households could afford to buy a median-priced home in the first quarter of 2025, according to the report. The median price of a home in the Houston area was $337,400, and households needed to make $95,200 to be able to afford that. Statewide, 40% of households could afford a median-priced home, with households needing to make $94,400 a year to purchase a $334,900 house, according to the report. “What we’ve seen in the early part of 2025 shows a degree of stability in the Houston housing market, which is encouraging news for prospective homebuyers,” HAR Chair Shae Cottar said via news release. “However, with ongoing economic uncertainty, some people are exercising greater caution in their purchasing decisions, including when it comes to buying a home.”
Houston metro
+1.7% +0.98%
$337,400
$95,200
League City
-3.1% -4.49%
$372,500
$114,000
Friendswood
+18.6% +18.95%
$546,000
$160,800
Pearland
+1.8% +2.74%
$375,000
$116,000
Galveston County +0.74% +1.2%
$342,500
$104,000
SOURCE: HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS’ Q1 HOUSING AND RENTAL AFFORDABILITY REPORT/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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