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Houston metro · South

Houston, TX

Texas · approx. 693,000 residents

Estimated from state baseline

Median income

$79.1K

household / year

Avg home price

$357K

~$1,788/mo mortgage

Avg rent

$1,640

per month

Cost of living

95

100 = US avg

How Houston scores

Job market depth65/100

Breadth of local employment and earning power.

Affordability79/100

How far the median income goes against home prices.

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