Housing in Sharpstown at a glance
- Population
- about 72,295
- Housing units
- about 29,681
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $228,000Houston: $277,800 (-18%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,090 a monthHouston: $1,361 (-20%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 25.1%Houston: 42.1%
- Homes built before 1980
- 64.7%
- Median year built
- 1975
Sharpstown holds the oldest housing in Houston and the lowest rent. Fully 64.7% of its homes were built before 1980, the highest share among ten sectors, and the typical house dates from 1975. Tenants pay $1,090 monthly, 20% under the city, while owners estimate $228,000, 18% below Houston and eighth in the ranking. Owning is less common than elsewhere: 25.1% of households hold title, ninth among ten and 17 points under the Houston figure. Its neighbours cost more to rent, since Mid West tenants pay $1,320 and Alief tenants pay $1,290. Greater Uptown stands apart from the group, with owners reporting $515,000, a level far above what Sharpstown owners say, and with a bigger owner share at 39.9% as well. Overall it is the west-side sector where the old stock and the low rents go together, and where the share of owners is among the smallest in the city.
Questions about Sharpstown
What is the median home value in Sharpstown, Houston?
$228,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $277,800 for Houston as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Sharpstown?
$1,090 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,361 in Houston (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Sharpstown own or rent?
Most rent: 25.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 42.1% in Houston (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 21 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Sharpstown is one of the 10 most populous of 88 super neighborhoods of Houston: estimated population about 72,295 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Houston GIS, Super Neighborhoods (COH_Super_Neighborhoods_view), consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Houston as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Sharpstown
The closest sectors of Houston, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Houston
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Sharpstown. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Sharpstown? Ask for your spot.