Texas Average Home Price by City (2026)

The average home price in Texas (TX) is about $264,000 — the 2026 median, at ~$173/sq ft — 10% more affordable than the typical U.S. home.

$264,000
Texas median value
$173
Median price / sq ft
~1,530
sq ft a median budget buys
-10%
vs U.S. median
Houston — $253,000HoustonSan Antonio — $232,000San AntonioAustin — $558,000AustinDallas — $299,000DallasFort Worth — $278,000El Paso — $233,500El PasoCorpus Christi — $194,000Corpus Christi

Shaded by price · click a city to explore. Colour = median home value.

Considering a move to Texas?

Housing in Texas is 10% more affordable than the national average, with a typical home around $264,000 and a local rate near $173 per square foot. Among the 55 Texas cities we track, Frisco is the most expensive (median $649,500) and San Diego is the most affordable (median $72,000) — so where you land in the state matters as much as the state itself.

Browse Texas cities

Frisco$649,500Austin$558,000Plano$503,500McKinney$479,500Weatherford$464,000Richardson$456,000Georgetown$442,000Sugar Land$434,000Carrollton$400,000Round Rock$398,000Spring$386,500Irving$384,000Katy$363,000Midland$353,000Denton$350,000Athens$347,000East Bernard$336,000Conroe$329,000Arlington$317,000Grand Prairie$300,500Dallas$299,000Sherman$289,000Galveston$288,000Garland$279,000Fort Worth$278,000Huntsville$263,500Bryan$259,500Baytown$256,000Tyler$254,000Mesquite$253,000Houston$253,000Odessa$245,500El Paso$233,500San Antonio$232,000Luling$231,000San Angelo$230,000Waco$229,000Longview$221,000Abilene$218,000Edinburg$212,000Pasadena$208,000Victoria$206,500Killeen$202,000Nacogdoches$199,000Laredo$196,000McAllen$196,000Corpus Christi$194,000Wichita Falls$191,000Temple$191,000Brownsville$191,000Marshall$187,000Amarillo$175,000Beaumont$164,000Lubbock$160,500San Diego$72,000

See the cheapest (and most expensive) places to live in Texas.

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Salary needed to buy a home in Texas

To buy the typical $264,000 home in Texas with 20% down, you need a household income of roughly $72,000 a year (about $1,680 a month for the mortgage, taxes, and insurance). With 10% down the bar rises to about $85,000, because the loan is bigger and mortgage insurance kicks in.

Down paymentCash downMonthly paymentIncome needed
5% (+PMI)$13,200$2,080/mo$89,000/yr
10% (+PMI)$26,400$1,990/mo$85,000/yr
20%$52,800$1,680/mo$72,000/yr

Assumes a 30-year fixed mortgage at 6.5%, property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.45% of value per year, PMI of 0.75% on loans with less than 20% down, and the standard 28% housing-to-income rule. Your rate, taxes, and HOA will move these — run your own numbers in the mortgage calculator.

What your budget buys in Texas

At about $173 per square foot, here is roughly how much home different budgets get you in Texas:

BudgetApprox. sizeWhat that looks like locally
$150k870 sq ftbelow the local median — condos, smaller or older homes
$200k1160 sq ftbelow the local median — condos, smaller or older homes
$250k1450 sq ftaround the typical home here
$300k1730 sq ftaround the typical home here
$400k2310 sq ftabove the median — larger homes or the pricier ZIPs

Wondering where that budget goes further? The relocation calculator ranks hundreds of U.S. cities by what the same money buys — it opens filtered to Texas so you can compare your current home against every Texas city we track.

Texas home prices: frequently asked

What salary do you need to buy a house in Texas? +
For the typical $264,000 home in Texas, a household income of about $72,000 a year covers the payment with 20% down (a 30-year fixed at 6.5%, plus taxes and insurance, under the 28% rule). With 10% down you need roughly $85,000; with 5% down about $89,000.
What is the average home price in Texas? +
The average home price in Texas is about $264,000 as of 2026, at roughly $173 per square foot — 10% more affordable than the U.S. median of $294,000. That figure is the statewide median across the ZIP codes we track, which is what most price reports mean by the average.
What is the median home price in Texas (TX)? +
About $264,000 in 2026. The median is the mid-point home — half of homes cost more, half less — and it is the better yardstick than a true mean, which a handful of luxury sales can drag upward. At $173/sq ft, a median budget in Texas buys roughly 1,530 sq ft of home.
Where is Texas most and least expensive? +
Among the 55 Texas cities tracked here, Frisco is the priciest (median $649,500) and San Diego is the most affordable (median $72,000). ZIP-level prices within one city vary further, so check the city page for your area.