City	Median Price	Mortgage/mo	Rent vs Own
Frisco	$653,858	$3,480	0.50
Plano	$501,564	$2,670	0.64
Austin	$500,627	$2,665	0.57
Allen	$497,016	$2,645	0.62
Mckinney	$483,340	$2,573	0.65
Sugar Land	$440,419	$2,344	0.85
Richardson	$437,800	$2,330	0.72
Round Rock	$408,924	$2,176	0.73
Carrollton	$401,490	$2,137	0.71
Lewisville	$390,585	$2,079	0.76
Pearland	$376,053	$2,002	0.90
League	$368,400	$1,961	0.90
Denton	$350,992	$1,868	0.80
New Braunfels	$345,021	$1,836	0.85
College Station	$343,155	$1,826	0.96
Irving	$337,859	$1,798	0.88
Midland	$325,066	$1,730	0.92
Grand Prairie	$313,413	$1,668	0.96
Conroe	$311,472	$1,658	0.92
Arlington	$307,792	$1,638	0.89
Dallas	$305,523	$1,626	0.98
Fort Worth	$295,822	$1,574	0.99
Garland	$283,929	$1,511	1.03
Houston	$261,976	$1,394	1.11
Mesquite	$259,376	$1,381	1.01
Tyler	$248,536	$1,323	0.98
Odessa	$248,410	$1,322	1.22
San Antonio	$247,132	$1,315	1.03
El Paso	$231,886	$1,234	1.17
Mcallen	$225,568	$1,201	1.06
Corpus Christi	$220,110	$1,172	1.22
Killeen	$218,425	$1,163	1.10
Laredo	$217,648	$1,158	1.15
Pasadena	$214,432	$1,141	1.16
Lubbock	$207,080	$1,102	1.26
Abilene	$206,199	$1,097	1.60
Amarillo	$202,835	$1,080	1.15
Brownsville	$193,950	$1,032	1.57
Waco	$191,908	$1,021	1.34
Beaumont	$165,122	$879	1.45

Zillow ZHVI — Zillow Home Value Index provides smoothed, seasonally-adjusted median home values per metro area.

Mortgage Model — 20% down, 7% 30-yr fixed. Property taxes, insurance, HOA are not included. Use as directional guidance only.

Rent vs Own Ratio — Monthly rent ÷ mortgage. Below 0.8 → buying favored. Above 1.2 → renting favored.

Updated monthly · March 2026

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