Abilene, TX 79603 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 22
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Home Value
$149,605
+5.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
22
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
25 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
25%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
25%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,769/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
34%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$166
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 34% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 16% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−32% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (22/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.5% below their final list price; 25% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 25% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $44k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,270 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $658/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $166 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −1% to +15% over the next 12 months (89% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −0.9% to +15.5% (80% range; middle estimate +8.4%), chance of a rise 89%, of a 5%+ drop 3%.
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