diff --git a/frontend/src/context/HouseholdContext.jsx b/frontend/src/context/HouseholdContext.jsx
index 326a806..cedda4f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/context/HouseholdContext.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/context/HouseholdContext.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'rea
 import { createHousehold as createHouseholdApi, getUserHouseholds } from '../api/households';
 import { AuthContext } from './AuthContext';
 
+const ACTIVE_HOUSEHOLD_STORAGE_KEY = 'activeHouseholdId';
+
 export const HouseholdContext = createContext({
   households: [],
   activeHousehold: null,
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ export const HouseholdProvider = ({ children }) => {
 
   const clearActiveHousehold = useCallback(() => {
     setActiveHouseholdState(null);
-    localStorage.removeItem('activeHouseholdId');
+    localStorage.removeItem(ACTIVE_HOUSEHOLD_STORAGE_KEY);
   }, []);
 
   const loadHouseholds = useCallback(async () => {
@@ -32,10 +34,8 @@ export const HouseholdProvider = ({ children }) => {
     setLoading(true);
     setError(null);
     try {
-      console.log('[HouseholdContext] Loading households...');
       const response = await getUserHouseholds();
       const nextHouseholds = Array.isArray(response.data) ? response.data : [];
-      console.log('[HouseholdContext] Loaded households:', nextHouseholds);
       setHouseholds(nextHouseholds);
 
       if (nextHouseholds.length === 0) {
@@ -69,33 +69,30 @@ export const HouseholdProvider = ({ children }) => {
   // Load active household from localStorage on mount
   useEffect(() => {
     if (households.length === 0) {
-      clearActiveHousehold();
+      setActiveHouseholdState(null);
       return;
     }
 
-    console.log('[HouseholdContext] Setting active household from:', households);
-    const savedHouseholdId = localStorage.getItem('activeHouseholdId');
+    const savedHouseholdId = localStorage.getItem(ACTIVE_HOUSEHOLD_STORAGE_KEY);
     if (savedHouseholdId) {
-      const household = households.find(h => h.id === parseInt(savedHouseholdId, 10));
+      const household = households.find((candidate) => String(candidate.id) === savedHouseholdId);
       if (household) {
-        console.log('[HouseholdContext] Found saved household:', household);
         setActiveHouseholdState(household);
         return;
       }
     }
 
     // No saved household or not found, use first one
-    console.log('[HouseholdContext] Using first household:', households[0]);
     setActiveHouseholdState(households[0]);
-    localStorage.setItem('activeHouseholdId', households[0].id);
-  }, [clearActiveHousehold, households]);
+    localStorage.setItem(ACTIVE_HOUSEHOLD_STORAGE_KEY, String(households[0].id));
+  }, [households]);
 
   const setActiveHousehold = (household) => {
     setActiveHouseholdState(household);
     if (household) {
-      localStorage.setItem('activeHouseholdId', household.id);
+      localStorage.setItem(ACTIVE_HOUSEHOLD_STORAGE_KEY, String(household.id));
     } else {
-      localStorage.removeItem('activeHouseholdId');
+      localStorage.removeItem(ACTIVE_HOUSEHOLD_STORAGE_KEY);
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/frontend/tests/household-selection-persistence.spec.ts b/frontend/tests/household-selection-persistence.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04de148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/tests/household-selection-persistence.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
+
+function seedAuthStorage(page: import("@playwright/test").Page) {
+  return page.addInitScript(() => {
+    localStorage.setItem("token", "test-token");
+    localStorage.setItem("userId", "1");
+    localStorage.setItem("role", "admin");
+    localStorage.setItem("username", "persistent-user");
+  });
+}
+
+async function mockConfig(page: import("@playwright/test").Page) {
+  await page.route("**/config", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        maxFileSizeMB: 20,
+        maxImageDimension: 800,
+        imageQuality: 85,
+      }),
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+test("selected household stays active after refreshing on settings and home pages", async ({ page }) => {
+  await seedAuthStorage(page);
+  await mockConfig(page);
+
+  const households = [
+    { id: 1, name: "Alpha Home", role: "owner" },
+    { id: 2, name: "Bravo Home", role: "admin" },
+  ];
+
+  const storesByHousehold = {
+    1: [{ id: 101, name: "Costco", is_default: true }],
+    2: [{ id: 201, name: "Trader Joe's", is_default: true }],
+  };
+
+  await page.route("**/households", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify(households),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.route("**/stores/household/*", async (route) => {
+    const householdId = Number(route.request().url().split("/").pop());
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify(
+        storesByHousehold[householdId as keyof typeof storesByHousehold] ?? []
+      ),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.route("**/households/*/stores/*/list/recent", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify([]),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.route("**/households/*/stores/*/list", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify({ items: [] }),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.route("**/households/*/members", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify([{ id: 1, username: "persistent-user", role: "owner" }]),
+    });
+  });
+
+  await page.goto("/");
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Alpha Home" })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Alpha Home" }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Bravo Home" }).click();
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Bravo Home" })).toBeVisible();
+  await expect.poll(() => page.evaluate(() => localStorage.getItem("activeHouseholdId"))).toBe("2");
+
+  await page.goto("/settings");
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Bravo Home" })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await page.reload();
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Bravo Home" })).toBeVisible();
+  await expect.poll(() => page.evaluate(() => localStorage.getItem("activeHouseholdId"))).toBe("2");
+
+  await page.goto("/");
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Bravo Home" })).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Trader Joe's" })).toBeVisible();
+});