Track Houston Neighborhood Momentum Before The Headlines

Ascension Score ranks 136 Houston ZIPs using leading indicators from permits, parcel turnover, income, education, and related signals — refreshed daily. Built for commercial brokers, investors, and operators.

Updated daily · 14 Hot ZIPs · 136 ZIPs scored · last refresh Jun 2026

Houston ZIP intelligence

Stylized preview — full interactive choropleth lives in the map app

Live top ZIPs

Top 10 by Ascension Score across all tiers. Factor breakdown is available in the full product.

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Weekly movers

Weekly movers (week-over-week percentile change vs. historical snapshots) will appear here once ascension_scores_zip_history is populated in the database — launching soon.

How Ascension Score Works

Five weighted signals combine into a single 0–100 score and tier for every Houston ZIP we cover.

Permit Velocity

35%

YoY growth in hospitality permits filed in the ZIP.

Parcel Turnover

20%

Two-year rate of ownership changes on commercial parcels.

Income Band

15%

Median household income relative to the Houston metro average.

Education Sweet Spot

20%

Share with a bachelor’s degree — peaks around 42% for emerging hospitality corridors.

Craft Venue Emergence

10%

New cocktail bars, wine bars, and breweries in the last 24 months.

Construction Activity

5-year permit trends (115K permits, 2019-2025)

Development Intensity

Permit type composition (demolitions vs conversions)

Factor weights v1 (compute_ascension_scores) — updated Apr 23, 2026 · v1.1 activates when social_velocity_scores exceeds 50 rows. More context in Q2 2026 (MLS velocity, expanded social coverage, school choice).

136
Houston ZIPs scored
782
H3 hexes analyzed
11,802
TABC venues mapped
115,198
Houston permits (2019-2025)

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