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Home values, rents and more in Texas

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$296,000
U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−1.4%
U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,556/mo
U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+0.7%
U.S.: +2.9%
Population
31,709,821
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$78,476
U.S.: $80,734
Counties in and around Texas, shaded by typical home value
  • Under $140k
  • $140k–$170k
  • $170k–$220k
  • $220k–$270k
  • $270k+
  • No data
Counties in and around Texas, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Texas is outlined.

How Texas compares

The typical home in Texas is worth about $296,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Texas are 19% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Texas fell 1.4%, compared with +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,556 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 19% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 0.7% over the past year.

The median household income is $78,476, against $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 31,709,821 people live in Texas (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Texas has the 18th-lowest typical home value of the 51 states in the United States with Zillow figures.

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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