Conroe, TX — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Montgomery County · Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land · population 114,581

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Conroe, TX
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58
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Conroe stands

Population growing 6.2% per year.

Median home $315,391
1-year -1.3%
5-yr CAGR +3.6%
vs 5-yr peak -5.6%
Population +6.2%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-08$315k$198k$248k$298k$347k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
25/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
30/100
Minimal transit
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
100/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,570/mo$1,294$1,497$1,699202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent120114100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 16.7
Lean buy

At a 16.7 price-to-rent ratio, Conroe is in the 'depends on horizon' zone. Buy if you'll be there 5+ years and value flexibility on the home; rent if you might move, want zero maintenance friction, or expect rates to drop.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
44 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
57 · w22%
Distance from peak
58 · w18%
Population growth
90 · w16%
Rent YoY
46 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
54 · w10%
Long thesis

Conroe has held up across the cycle: home values at $315,391 with +3.6% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Conroe's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.

About Conroe

Conroe is a city in Montgomery County, Texas, with an estimated population of 114,581. It anchors the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metro area. The population has grown 6.2% per year on average between 2020 and 2024 — among the faster-growing communities in the state. The median home value in Conroe is $315,391 as of 2026-04, down 1.3% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +3.6% annual growth (-5.6% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Conroe average $1,570 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+0.2%). The composite momentum score is 58 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●People are voting with their feet: population growing 6.2% per year since 2020 — that’s faster than ~80% of US cities.
○The data is the data: Conroe has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About Conroe (Wikipedia)

Conroe is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Texas, United States, about 40 miles (64 km) north of Houston. It is a principal city in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

City facts

MayorGary Scott
Area72.76 sq mi
Elevation205 ft
Established1904
Density1249.5/sq mi

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Montgomery County right now.

NWS active alerts (TX)Texas Emergency ManagementHow to prepare (NWS)

Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Montgomery County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Neighborhoods of Conroe

50 tracked · ranked by median home value
1Teaswood$888,209-2.2%
2Grogans Forest$784,592+6.2%
3Silverstone$696,276-0.1%
4Crighton Woods$693,579+2.3%
5Crighton Ridge$687,276+2.1%
6Lake Creek Forest$636,850+1.0%
7White Oak Estates$627,560+4.8%
8West Fork$520,052-0.9%
9Jacobs Reserve$474,773+0.1%
10Carriage Hills$474,404+0.5%
11Graystone Hills$470,069+0.5%
12Harper's Preserve$456,364-1.1%
13Deer Trail$455,186-1.1%
14Wedgewood$434,206-0.9%
15Windsor Hills$388,434-2.1%
16Imperial Oaks Park$387,359-1.6%
17Stewarts Forest$372,167-1.1%
18Harper's Landing$369,670+0.0%
19Windsor Lakes$364,844-1.5%
20Texaba$331,668-0.7%
21Water Crest$327,738-0.6%
22River Plantation$323,712-1.4%
23Lake Forest Falls$314,818-1.8%
24Woodhaven Forest$303,877-1.0%

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Run the numbers for Conroe

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 39°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
95° / 73°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
232
~64% of year
Annual precip
29″ rain
1″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
High
Tornado
Very high
Wildfire
Moderate
Earthquake
Low
Flood
Very high

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Current weather

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Find rentals & listings

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
64%
Moderate climate
Median household income
$73,000
Texas state median
Top industries (state-level)
Energy/Oil & GasTech (Austin)Healthcare

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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