Idalou, TX 79329 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 48
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Home Value
$260,026
+10.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
48
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
36 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
7.7%
Sep 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
33%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,349/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
68%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$151
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 68% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 10.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 271% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+163% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (48/100; U.S.: 54): 8% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 33% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $74k 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 $504/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $151 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from tornadoes, hail and wind.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (76% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.8% to +11.5% (80% range; middle estimate +4.5%), chance of a rise 76%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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