Sour Lake, TX 77659 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 9
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Home Value
$271,265
+2.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
9
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
42 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
7.1%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
21%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,375/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
6.4%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$204
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+6% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 28% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−48% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (9/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.1% below their final list price; 7% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 21% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $77k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,775 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $555/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $204 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (73% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.5% to +10.8% (80% range; middle estimate +3.8%), chance of a rise 73%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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