Nine out of 10 Texans say housing costs too much, poll finds

BY JOSHUA FECHTER AUG. 8, 2024

An overwhelming majority of Texans say the state has a housing affordability crisis, according to a poll released Thursday — the latest sign of the growing pressure Texas’ high housing costs have put on homeowners and renters.

Ninety percent of Texans told pollsters with the University of Houston and Texas Southern University that housing affordability is a problem where they live. More than half of Texans polled said they face some amount of financial strain resulting from housing costs.