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Open Data Houston
Houston's open data portal invites residents to explore city datasets to support access to public information and civic engagement.
About Open Data Houston
Open Data Houston is the City of Houston's public data portal. It publishes city datasets and states its goals as encouraging civic engagement and collaboration, improving transparency, and making public information easier to reach. Visitors can browse popular datasets, see recently added or updated ones, and filter by topic tags such as Planning, Finance, Public Safety, Environment, Geospatial and Community Services.
Datasets range from payroll, checkbook and archived solicitations to building code enforcement violations, food service facility inspections, and median household income, housing value and gross rent figures. Popular files are offered as CSV, XLSX or XLS downloads. The site also links to showcases including MyCity, Open Finance, the Texas Public Information Act and a Police Transparency Hub. The portal covers City of Houston data and is presented in English.
Key features
- Browsable catalog of City of Houston open datasets
- Topic tags including Environment, Geospatial, Finance and Public Safety
- Downloads in CSV, XLSX and XLS formats
- Popular datasets listed with recent view counts
- New and recent datasets section with modification dates
- Showcases for MyCity, Open Finance and Police Transparency Hub
Best for: Houston residents, journalists and researchers who want to download or explore City of Houston public records.
Good for
- Datasets span several city functions, from finance and payroll to inspections, housing and environment
- Files are offered in common spreadsheet formats such as CSV, XLSX and XLS
- Popular and recently updated datasets are surfaced with view counts and update dates
Watch out for
- Scope is limited to City of Houston data
- The homepage states no pricing, licensing or API access details
- Portal content is provided in English only
Open Data Houston at a glance
- Official website
- data.houstontx.gov
- Category
- Research & Data › Climate & Environmental Data
- Type
- Dataset
- Platforms
- Web
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Open Data Houston FAQ
What file formats are the datasets available in?
Popular datasets are listed with CSV, XLSX or XLS download options.
How can I find datasets that were recently added or changed?
A New and Recent Datasets section lists items with their last update dates.
What topics can I browse on the portal?
Popular tags include Legacy, Planning, ACS, Finance, Public Safety, Environment, Geospatial and Community Services.
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