Brookside, TX housing market
The typical Brookside home is worth about $398,000, up 3.8% in a year, 33% above the Texas typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Brookside compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Brookside at a glance
Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Brookside | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $222,000 | $190,000 |
| 2018 | $244,000 | $202,000 |
| 2019 | $244,000 | $214,000 |
| 2020 | $271,000 | $223,000 |
| 2021 | $299,000 | $242,000 |
| 2022 | $349,000 | $286,000 |
| 2023 | $376,000 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | $382,000 | $311,000 |
| 2025 | $393,000 | $311,000 |
| 2026 | $384,000 | $303,000 |
| August 2026 | $398,000 | $299,000 |
2 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in Brookside in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 1.3 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Texas (8.1). Over the past 10 years, Brookside has permitted 62 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Brookside gained 25 residents while 41 new homes were permitted: about 0.6 new residents per new home. Building outpaced population growth, which usually means smaller households or homes used part of the year. Across Texas: 2.6 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $950,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $600,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $120,000 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $900,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $413,000 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $825,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $275,000 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $700,000 |
| 2009 | 32 | 32 | 0 | $3.8 million |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $154,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $290,000 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $898,000 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $611,000 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $860,000 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $637,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $327,000 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $613,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Brookside and its neighbors
3.6 years of income
The typical Brookside home costs about 3.6 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Texas (3.8).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,510
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Brookside is $1,510 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Brookside pay a median of $1,488. A two-bedroom takes about 16% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,200 · 4 bedrooms $2,540
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (77581; Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Recent listings in Brookside
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.