Temple, TX 76501 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 89
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Home Value
$188,671
−4.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
89
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
93 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
26%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,356/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
17%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$71
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 17% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 4.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 13% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 146% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (89/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.1% below their final list price; 20% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 26% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $54k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,018 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $71 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +7% over the next 12 months (51% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −9.1% to +7.2% (80% range; middle estimate +0.1%), chance of a rise 51%, of a 5%+ drop 21%.
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Other ZIP codes in Bell County, TX
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killeen, TX 76549 | $226.3K | −1.7% | 75 |
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