Taylor County, TX housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 24
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Home Value
$229,535
+9.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
24
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
43 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
22%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,016/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
26%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$141
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 26% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 9.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 23% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−24% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (24/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.1% below their final list price; 22% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $65k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,272 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $383/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $141 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from tornadoes, hail and wind.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −2% to +14% over the next 12 months (86% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −2.0% to +14.4% (80% range; middle estimate +7.5%), chance of a rise 86%, of a 5%+ drop 4%.
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ZIP codes in Taylor County, TX
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene, TX 79606 | $310.4K | +8.4% | 13 |
| Abilene, TX 79605 | $186.1K | +10.5% | 27 |
| Abilene, TX 79602 | $272.4K | +7.9% | 13 |
| Abilene, TX 79603 | $149.6K | +5.4% | 22 |
| Tuscola, TX 79562 | $406.4K | +6.8% | 24 |
| Merkel, TX 79536 | $207.9K | +7.3% | 95 |
| Dyess Afb, TX 79607 | – | – | 13 |
| Ovalo, TX 79541 | $452.5K | +7.6% | 67 |
| Buffalo Gap, TX 79508 | $265.2K | +7.6% | 1 |
| Tye, TX 79563 | $138.3K | +5.3% | 49 |
| Lawn, TX 79530 | $210.5K | +6.4% | 27 |
| Wingate, TX 79566 | – | – | 62 |
| ZIP 79699 | – | – | – |