Greater Houston commercial real estate
This page publishes stated asking rents for commercial suites in Greater Houston: the citywide median is $18 per square foot per year (n=1,365) as of 6 Nov 2026, all use types pooled. Updated . Methodology.
Fact Lease tracks Greater Houston commercial asking rents over time.
Property types
Medians use asking rents that convert to dollars per square foot per year and are published at n=5 or more. Figures are asking rents as each listing stated them on the date shown. They are not a confirmation of listing status and are not an appraisal.
| Use | Suites | Median asking rent |
|---|---|---|
| Office | 2,363 | $18 per square foot per year (n=1,261) as of 6 Nov 2026 |
| Retail | 144 | $23 per square foot per year (n=44) as of 6 Nov 2026 |
| Industrial and warehouse | 66 | Not published |
| Flex | 58 | Not published |
Areas
Areas follow the ZIP code each listing stated; Fact Lease does not assign neighborhood names.
A ZIP median stays unpublished below n=5, when stated rents include room pricing, or when they come from too few distinct listing sources.
Rent trend
Citywide median asking rent from published monthly snapshots, all use types pooled. Each point keeps its own n and as-of date.
| Month | Median asking rent | n | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | $18.84 per square foot per year | 1,514 | 29 Sep 2026 |
| October 2026 | $18 per square foot per year | 1,337 | 28 Oct 2026 |
How commercial rents are quoted
Listings quote commercial rent in more than one way. A full-service (gross) rent folds some operating expenses into the rate. A triple-net (NNN) rent states a base rate and leaves taxes, insurance, and maintenance as separate charges. Gross and NNN rents are kept as stated and never converted into each other.
$/SF/yr is dollars per square foot per year. $/SF/mo is dollars per square foot per month. A figure in one unit is not divided or multiplied into the other. Medians on this page use asking rents that convert to dollars per square foot per year.
NNN, full service, and modified gross. Dollars per square foot. Asking rent.
Broker reports and an asking-rent ledger
A broker quarterly market report often states effective rent, vacancy, and absorption. Those are the broker's own measures. This ledger records asking rent: the rent a public listing stated on the date it was read. It does not measure vacancy or absorption, and it does not report effective rent.
Public sources
Official public sites for appraisal, permits, zoning, license lookup, and regional economic data. Fact Lease does not copy their figures onto this page.
- Harris County Appraisal District. County appraisal records.
- Houston Permitting Center. Building permits.
- City of Houston Planning and Development. Development regulations.
- Texas Real Estate Commission license holder search. License lookup.
- Greater Houston Partnership. Regional economic data.
A data publisher, not a broker
Fact Lease is a data publisher, not a broker. Robert Stovall holds no real estate license. For a lease, use a licensed broker or an attorney.
Questions
What is the median asking rent for Greater Houston commercial real estate?
Greater Houston commercial real estate: median $18 per square foot per year (n=1,365) as of 6 Nov 2026, all use types pooled. 3,505 suites observed. Updated 6 Nov 2026.
Which property-type medians are published?
Office median is $18 per square foot per year (n=1,261) as of 6 Nov 2026. Retail median is $23 per square foot per year (n=44) as of 6 Nov 2026. Industrial and warehouse, Flex are not published.
Does this ledger measure vacancy or absorption?
No. Fact Lease records asking rent from public listings. It does not measure vacancy or absorption, and it does not report effective rent.
Is Fact Lease a broker?
Fact Lease is a data publisher, not a broker. Robert Stovall holds no real estate license. For a lease, use a licensed broker or an attorney.
Ledger details
Ledger as-of date: 2026-11-06.
When a listing does not state a rent, the field stays blank. Fact Lease never estimates one.
No median is published: these stated rents come from too few distinct listing sources for a median (n=5). Fact Lease does not estimate one.
Median n counts stated asking rents that convert to dollars per square foot per year. Suite counts are suites observed.