Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 79312 (Amherst, TX)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 79312 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 79312 (Amherst, TX) is worth about $87,390, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 79312 are 71% below the typical value in Texas ($296,000) and 76% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 79312 rose 7.3%, compared with −1.4% in Texas and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $64,722, against $78,476 in Texas and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 1,130 people live in 79312 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
79312 has the 24th-lowest typical home value of the 1,512 ZIP codes in Texas with Zillow figures.
Part of: Amherst, TX · Lamb County, TX · Texas
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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.