Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TXmetro area · Texas
🔥 #89 of 591 ranked US markets
Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05
Investor purchases (12 mo)
14,639
purchases by LLCs & corporations
Per 100 homes
0.7
median ranked market: 0.4
Change vs prior 12 mo
+28%
11,422 → 14,639 investor purchases
Share of sales to investors
16%
14,639 of 90,972 recorded sales
Turnover
4.3%
share of all homes that sold
Single-family homes
2,108,437
Where inside Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land? County by county
Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.
Harris County9,610 investor purchases · 0.8 per 100 homes · 18% of sales · 1,216,380 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓
| # | ZIP | County | Investor purchaseslast 12 mo | Per 100 homesinvestor purchases | Share of salesbought by investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77051 | Harris County | 249 | 4.6 | 56% |
| 2 | 77048 | Harris County | 291 | 4.1 | 60% |
| 16 | 77021 | Harris County | 209 | 2.7 | 41% |
| 31 | 77004 | Harris County | 139 | 2.0 | 34% |
| 41 | 77026 | Harris County | 110 | 1.7 | 35% |
| 45 | 77018 | Harris County | 194 | 1.7 | 23% |
| 51 | 77091 | Harris County | 120 | 1.6 | 26% |
| 57 | 77081 | Harris County | 16 | 1.5 | 32% |
| 61 | 77033 | Harris County | 135 | 1.5 | 33% |
| 65 | 77098 | Harris County | 34 | 1.5 | 23% |
Galveston County923 investor purchases · 0.7 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 135,777 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓
| # | ZIP | County | Investor purchaseslast 12 mo | Per 100 homesinvestor purchases | Share of salesbought by investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 77554 | Galveston County | 156 | 1.7 | 26% |
| 114 | 77550 | Galveston County | 86 | 1.2 | 23% |
| 173 | 77568 | Galveston County | 104 | 1.0 | 19% |
| 261 | 77590 | Galveston County | 80 | 0.9 | 19% |
| 317 | 77551 | Galveston County | 43 | 0.8 | 19% |
| 357 | 77565 | Galveston County | 21 | 0.8 | 14% |
| 359 | 77563 | Galveston County | 33 | 0.8 | 14% |
| 576 | 77591 | Galveston County | 30 | 0.5 | 13% |
| 681 | 77539 | Galveston County | 80 | 0.5 | 11% |
| 732 | 77518 | Galveston County | 16 | 0.4 | 13% |
Montgomery County1,664 investor purchases · 0.7 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 246,034 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓
| # | ZIP | County | Investor purchaseslast 12 mo | Per 100 homesinvestor purchases | Share of salesbought by investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 77318 | Montgomery County | 199 | 1.9 | 28% |
| 143 | 77380 | Montgomery County | 74 | 1.1 | 19% |
| 179 | 77302 | Montgomery County | 99 | 1.0 | 21% |
| 254 | 77356 | Montgomery County | 129 | 0.9 | 14% |
| 301 | 77306 | Montgomery County | 56 | 0.8 | 23% |
| 371 | 77381 | Montgomery County | 88 | 0.7 | 14% |
| 407 | 77354 | Montgomery County | 129 | 0.7 | 15% |
| 449 | 77372 | Montgomery County | 41 | 0.6 | 17% |
| 472 | 77316 | Montgomery County | 100 | 0.6 | 11% |
| 473 | 77301 | Montgomery County | 75 | 0.6 | 17% |
Waller County137 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 16% of sales · 21,164 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓
Austin County55 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 14% of sales · 10,529 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓
Liberty County220 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 43,273 homes3 ranked ZIPs ↓
Fort Bend County1,291 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 12% of sales · 274,300 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓
| # | ZIP | County | Investor purchaseslast 12 mo | Per 100 homesinvestor purchases | Share of salesbought by investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218 | 77489 | Fort Bend County | 120 | 0.9 | 26% |
| 350 | 77053 | Fort Bend County | 73 | 0.8 | 24% |
| 365 | 77498 | Fort Bend County | 113 | 0.7 | 21% |
| 526 | 77471 | Fort Bend County | 83 | 0.6 | 16% |
| 578 | 77406 | Fort Bend County | 129 | 0.5 | 12% |
| 592 | 77441 | Fort Bend County | 74 | 0.5 | 10% |
| 631 | 77469 | Fort Bend County | 128 | 0.5 | 13% |
| 738 | 77461 | Fort Bend County | 24 | 0.4 | 13% |
| 751 | 77459 | Fort Bend County | 122 | 0.4 | 9% |
| 768 | 77478 | Fort Bend County | 32 | 0.4 | 10% |
Brazoria County659 investor purchases · 0.5 per 100 homes · 12% of sales · 143,266 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓
| # | ZIP | County | Investor purchaseslast 12 mo | Per 100 homesinvestor purchases | Share of salesbought by investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 77534 | Brazoria County | 15 | 1.5 | 24% |
| 445 | 77541 | Brazoria County | 51 | 0.6 | 14% |
| 510 | 77511 | Brazoria County | 112 | 0.6 | 17% |
| 528 | 77583 | Brazoria County | 128 | 0.6 | 15% |
| 544 | 77480 | Brazoria County | 17 | 0.6 | 15% |
| 685 | 77486 | Brazoria County | 15 | 0.5 | 10% |
| 694 | 77566 | Brazoria County | 43 | 0.4 | 10% |
| 737 | 77515 | Brazoria County | 50 | 0.4 | 11% |
| 754 | 77581 | Brazoria County | 62 | 0.4 | 11% |
| 788 | 77584 | Brazoria County | 100 | 0.4 | 11% |
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