HOUSING RESOURCE & DATA CENTER
The Housing Resource & Data Center is a hub for policy research and data visualization on topics related to housing and community development.
Interactive Maps
Houston Data Sources
Featured Publications
Interactive Maps
These maps are updated quarterly and reflect the current status of Houston. You can search your address or by zipcode to learn more about your community.
“Where am I?”
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“Social Vunerability Index”
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“What is my Super Neighborhood?”
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“What is my Complete Community?”
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“What is my Council District?”
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“Houston Flood Hazard”
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“Rental Assistance”
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“Low to Moderate Income Area Calculator”
View the MapHouston Data Sources
The resources listed provide research and available data from research and government organizations.
Downloadable Data Sets
The following datasets can be downloaded and manipulated.
U.S. Census Data
- American FactFinder (American Community Survey)
- Building Permits Survey
- Housing Data
- Houston-Galveston Area Council - GIS Datasets
- Data USA – Snapshot of Houston-The Woodlands–Sugar Land Metro Area
- U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) - User Datasets
Research Centers
Organizations across the city and the state regularly publish research, create interactive tools, and promote housing policy approaches.
Research and Advocacy Centers
Government Organizations
Media & Industry Resources
Featured Publications
Research Reports
Research centers often publish reports to the public. These reports are excellent resources for graphics and accessible analysis of issues in housing and community development.
| Report Title | Institution | Date | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| Displaced in the Sun Belt | Future of Land and Housing | February 2, 2021 | View |
| Creating Geospatial Data and Analytics for Disaster Recovery Planning | HCDD GIS Studio | July 13-16, 2020 | View |
| The 2019 Kinder Houston Area Survey: Tracking Responses to the Economic and Demographic Transformations of 38 Years of Houston Surveys | Kinder Institute for Urban Research | May, 2019 | View |
| Houston Area Economic Summary (2019) | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | October 2, 2019 | View |
| Houston-Galveston Area Council Fair Housing Equity Assessment | Houston-Galveston Area Council | View | |
| Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis – Houston, TX | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | April 1, 2018 | View |
| Where Families with Children Use Housing Vouchers | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Poverty & Race Research Action Council | January 3, 2019 | View |
| Commercial Corridor Analysis Houston | Reinvestment Fund | June, 2017 | View |
| Market Value Analysis Houston | Reinvestment Fund | April, 2017 | View |
| Neighborhood Gentrification Across Harris County: 1990-2016 | Kinder Institute for Urban Research | View | |
| Equity Profile of the Houston-Galveston Region | PolicyLink | June, 2013 | View |
Articles
Newspapers and magazines regularly publish articles that highlight our work or the work of similar organizations. They can provide great insights on housing issues in Houston.
| Article Title | Article Authors | Publication | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| What if we spent billions to improve access instead of gridlock? | Andy Olin | Kinder Institute for Urban Research | View |
| These Are The Best Free Open Data Sources Anyone Can Use | Hiren Patel | Free Code Camp | View |
| Net-zero energy homes have arrived — and are shaking up the US housing market | Noah Higgins-Dunn | CNBC | View |
| Houston Real Estate 2020 Forecast | Page Martin | Houston Properties | View |
| We shouldn’t let this disaster go to waste | Nate Cherry | Kinder Institute for Urban Research | View |
| Guide to New Construction Residential Condos in Houston | Paige Martin | Houston Properties | View |
| Commercial real estate in Houston seen struggling for months to come | Katherine Feser and R.A. Schuetz | Houston Chronicle | View |
For more information and further reading, please contact Dr. Alfred Henson at 832-394-6175 or Alfred.henson@houstontx.gov or Shelby Duncan at Shelby.duncan@houstontx.gov.
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