Housing in Pasadena
Pasadena's housing market is the most affordable in its Houston-satellite peer set by a clear margin, running a seller-leaning market as of mid-2026 -- though sources disagree on exactly how fast homes are moving.
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Learn moreThe lowest median price in this Houston-satellite batch
The base record cites a Redfin-sourced median sale price range of $234,000-$247,352 across 2026 snapshots, with the most specific figure -- $247,352 as of May 2026 -- up 3.7% year over year (Redfin, retrieved 2026-08-21/22). That's clearly the lowest median among Pasadena, Baytown, Conroe, Missouri City, and Spring per the base record, and meaningfully under Houston's own $324K-$355K city-level figure.
A seller-leaning market, with disagreement on pace
One Redfin-adjacent reading in mid-2026 described a 3.5-month supply of homes, properties selling for about 97.2% of asking price, and an average 42 days to sell -- classic seller's-market signals. Other snapshots from the same broad source family cited 49 days on market (versus 43 a year earlier) and a separate January 2026 reading of 66 median days on market (Redfin/Zillow-derived, retrieved 2026-08-22). These figures don't fully agree with each other -- treat Pasadena as a genuinely fast-moving, seller-favoring market in directional terms, without over-indexing on any single days-on-market number.
A lower-priced outlier figure exists and is disclosed, not used as the headline
One neighborhood-aggregator source (bestneighborhood.org) cited a considerably lower Pasadena median of $187,499. This diverges substantially from the Redfin-sourced $234K-$247K range used as the base record's primary figure, likely reflecting a different methodology (assessed value or a different snapshot window rather than closed sale price) -- it's disclosed here rather than silently discarded, but the Redfin-sourced range is treated as more reliable for a citywide median sale price.
Key takeaways
- Pasadena's Redfin-sourced median sale price ($234K-$247K, most specifically $247,352 as of May 2026, up 3.7% YoY) is the lowest of any city in its five-place Houston-satellite peer set.
- The market leans toward sellers as of mid-2026 -- tight supply (about 3.5 months) and homes selling near asking price -- though days-on-market figures varied across sources (42, 49, and 66 days all appeared).
- A considerably lower median ($187,499) surfaced from one neighborhood-aggregator source and is disclosed as a disagreement rather than used as the primary figure.
- Confirm current listing-level data directly given the spread across sources and snapshot dates found this session.
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