US housing market report · August 2026

The state of the Texas housing market.

Median home value and city-by-city trends across Texas, from Zillow Home Value Index data. Free to cite with attribution to Home Value Pros.

Texas median value

$262K

Zillow ZHVI, August 2026

Cities covered

79

with published pages

Report video

Monthly

per city, on each hub

12-month outlook · data through August 2026

Where are Texas home values headed?

Current typical value

$262,445

Zillow ZHVI median, August 2026

Past 12 months

-0.8%

change in the median

12 months out

$262,000

if the recent trend continues

Trend projection from the past 12 months, not a prediction. Actual values depend on mortgage rates, inventory, and local conditions.

Where values are climbing

Fastest appreciating Texas cities

  1. $219KUp10.3%
  2. $246KUp5.3%
  3. $175KUp4.4%
  4. $1.18MUp3.8%
  5. $107KUp3.1%
  6. $197KUp2.7%
  7. $234KUp2.6%
  8. $198KUp2.5%
  9. $448KUp2.2%
  10. $164KUp2.1%

Where the market is cooling

Fastest cooling Texas cities

  1. $516KDown9.2%
  2. $330KDown6.7%
  3. $391KDown6.4%
  4. $733KDown5.9%
  5. $471KDown5.8%
  6. $285KDown5.8%
  7. $394KDown5.8%
  8. $415KDown5.5%
  9. $422KDown5.1%
  10. $218KDown5.0%

Priciest markets in the state

Most expensive Texas cities by median value

  1. $1.18M
  2. $733K
  3. $678K
  4. $650K
  5. $638K
  6. $615K
  7. $561K
  8. $542K
  9. $516K
  10. $486K

Common questions

What people ask us.

Methodology & attribution

Figures are medians of the latest Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) across each city's published ZIPs in Texas, as of August 2026. Year-over-year change compares each market to the same month a year earlier, paired ZIPs only. Data and analysis by Home Value Pros; cite with a link to this report. See the national housing market report and the Texas market index.