Lubbock, TX 79411 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 7% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
• Prices. Home values are down 2.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 14% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. There are 115% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−25% vs. a year ago), 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 34.4% below their final list price (as of Sep 2025); 25% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 22% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $34k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,523 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $175/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $171 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from tornadoes, hail and wind.
• Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (63% 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: −7.4% to +8.9% (80% range; middle estimate +1.9%), chance of a rise 63%, of a 5%+ drop 15%.

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