Is Houston, PA a good place to invest in real estate?

Real data from the LumosTerra engine, snapshot as of 2026-10-29. Every number below comes from the same tables the market pages use - no estimates are invented.

The market at a glance

	Median home value (tracked areas)	$304,332
	Appreciation, last 3 years	8.8%
	Appreciation, last 5 years	16.9%
	Appreciation, last 10 years	47.5%

The short-term rental picture

No cached short-term rental data for Houston yet.

Local rules

No ordinance record cached for Houston yet - check with the local authority before relying on any assumption.

What the community is saying

No forum discussions about Houston yet - start one and the numbers will follow.

Compare with nearby markets

Wilkes-Barre, PA - 94.7% 5-year appreciation
Shenandoah, PA - 90.8% 5-year appreciation
Scranton, PA - 56.3% 5-year appreciation
Lebanon, PA - 53.4% 5-year appreciation
Easton, PA - 46.2% 5-year appreciation
Erie, PA - 45.3% 5-year appreciation

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All figures are engine estimates from the LumosTerra tracked-data snapshot as of 2026-10-29. They are starting points, not recommendations - verify rents, comps and local rules before acting on any of them.

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