El Paso, TX 79938 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 17
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Home Value
$255,700
+1.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
17
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
60 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
13%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
30%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,767/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
12%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$78
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 12% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 37% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−42% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (17/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.3% below their final list price; 13% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 30% 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 $1,471 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $148/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $78 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (77% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.7% to +11.6% (80% range; middle estimate +4.6%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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Other ZIP codes in El Paso County, TX
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso, TX 79936 | $225.8K | +2.5% | 24 |
| El Paso, TX 79928 | $262.2K | +0.7% | 50 |
| El Paso, TX 79912 | $322.7K | +2.2% | 19 |
| El Paso, TX 79924 | $196.3K | +3.1% | 27 |
| El Paso, TX 79907 | $181.1K | +4.4% | 30 |
| Socorro, TX 79927 | $207.7K | +2.3% | 40 |
| El Paso, TX 79925 | $241.6K | +2.8% | 37 |
| El Paso, TX 79915 | $175.2K | +3.7% | 23 |
| El Paso, TX 79904 | $190.8K | +2.7% | 41 |
| El Paso, TX 79932 | $328K | +2.2% | 36 |
| El Paso, TX 79934 | $252.9K | +2.8% | 36 |
| El Paso, TX 79930 | $184.7K | +1.7% | 83 |
| El Paso, TX 79905 | $161.8K | +3.9% | 55 |
| El Paso, TX 79902 | $285.3K | +1.0% | 73 |
| El Paso, TX 79935 | $245.7K | +1.8% | 32 |
| El Paso, TX 79903 | $182K | +2.2% | 44 |
| San Elizario, TX 79849 | $183.5K | +2.0% | 11 |
| El Paso, TX 79835 | $224.8K | +4.5% | 23 |
| El Paso, TX 79911 | $399.1K | +2.3% | 29 |
| El Paso, TX 79901 | $135.2K | +4.1% | 55 |
| Clint, TX 79836 | $222K | +1.5% | 75 |
| Vinton, TX 79821 | $227.8K | +1.8% | 48 |
| El Paso, TX 79922 | $430.5K | +4.4% | 23 |
| El Paso, TX 79906 | – | – | 16 |
| Fabens, TX 79838 | $164.5K | +9.8% | 39 |
| ZIP 79908 | – | – | – |
| ZIP 79916 | – | – | – |
| Tornillo, TX 79853 | $189K | +8.4% | 60 |
| ZIP 79918 | – | – | – |
| ZIP 79920 | – | – | – |