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

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Harris County · Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land · population 149,617

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Pasadena, TX
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46
Cooling
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Pasadena stands

Home values down 3.5% in the last year.

Median home $218,978
1-year -3.5%
5-yr CAGR +2.9%
vs 5-yr peak -6.1%
Population -0.4%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2024-06$219k$118k$159k$201k$243k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
52/100
Somewhat walkable
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
87/100
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
$1,354/mo$1,079$1,282$1,485202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent116117100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 13.5
Buy

At a 13.5 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Pasadena on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 13.5 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
33 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
53 · w22%
Distance from peak
57 · w18%
Population growth
39 · w16%
Rent YoY
35 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
65 · w10%
Long thesis

Pasadena has held up across the cycle: home values at $218,978 with +2.9% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Pasadena's rents are softening (-2.0% YoY) while home values stall (-3.5%). When rents fall, the cap-rate math gets ugly for investors and the 'rent vs buy' equation tilts toward renting — neither helps prices.

About Pasadena

Pasadena is a city in Harris County, Texas, with an estimated population of 149,617. It anchors the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metro area. The median home value in Pasadena is $218,978 as of 2026-04, down 3.5% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +2.9% annual growth (-6.1% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Pasadena average $1,354 per month, down 2.0% year-over-year. The composite momentum score is 46 of 100 (Cooling). Buyers may find more room to negotiate; sellers should price realistically.

▲ Bull case

○The data is the data: Pasadena has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 1-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

●Cooling: -3.5% over the trailing year — momentum has stalled.
●Flat or shrinking population: -0.4% per year. Housing demand has to come from somewhere — verify the source.

About Pasadena (Wikipedia)

Pasadena is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Harris County. It is part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 151,950, making it the 23rd most populous city in Texas and the second most populous in Harris County, after Houston. The area was founded in 1893 by John H. Burnett of Galveston, who named the area after Pasadena, California, because of the perceived lush vegetation.

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

City facts

MayorThomas Schoenbein
Area44.74 sq mi
Elevation30 ft
Founded1893
Motto"Enriched by our Heritage. Inspired by our Future."
Density3462.00/sq mi
Named forPasadena, California

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

Playbook

Buyer

You have leverage. Negotiate price, ask for closing-cost credits, and don't waive inspection. Walk-away power is real in a Cooling market — use it.

Seller

Price aggressively (at or below recent sold comps) or be prepared to wait. Concessions — rate buydowns, closing costs, repair credits — are how deals close right now.

Investor

Cap rates are more attractive than they were 12 months ago but the appreciation tailwind is gone. Confirm tenant demand, vacancy rates, and exit liquidity before committing capital.

Local safety & alerts

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

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

Neighborhoods of Pasadena

42 tracked · ranked by median home value
1Baywood$364,771-1.3%
2Vista Villas$359,420-0.9%
3Browning$343,221+0.2%
4Village Grove$342,178-1.4%
5Mount Vernon$283,034+0.2%
6Parkgate$278,990-1.5%
7Kingsdale$277,550+2.8%
8Fairmont Heights$273,992-2.5%
9Spenser Highway Gardens$271,712+4.0%
10Parkview South$269,096-1.8%
11Parkview Estates$265,990-2.8%
12Country Briar$252,221-0.1%
13Wilshire$241,044-1.9%
14Golden Acres$240,477-5.8%
15Fairmont Estates$238,805+1.1%
16Highland Acres$236,822-2.1%
17Burke Meadows$229,549-3.6%
18Park View Manor$226,653-1.8%
19Queens Oaks$224,129-4.2%
20Skylark Terrace$223,821-3.4%
21Berkshire Village$208,671-6.4%
22Parkwood$204,091-8.2%
23Vince Heights$201,584-6.4%
24Tanglebriar$199,846-10.0%

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Run the numbers for Pasadena

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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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